Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.
VIKTOR FRANKLThe attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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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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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
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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.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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