It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
VIKTOR FRANKLWhat is to give light must endure burning.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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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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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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 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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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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
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