Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
VIKTOR FRANKLTo suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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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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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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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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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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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Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
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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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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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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 search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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