Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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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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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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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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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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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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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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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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Success is total self-acceptance.
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