Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
VIKTOR FRANKLEveryone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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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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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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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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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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