Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
VIKTOR FRANKLThere 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.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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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 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.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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There was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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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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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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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Success is total self-acceptance.
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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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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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