If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
VIKTOR FRANKLIt is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Success is total self-acceptance.
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Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.
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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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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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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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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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