Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
VIKTOR FRANKLEverything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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