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.
VIKTOR FRANKLA man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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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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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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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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In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
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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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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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