Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
VIKTOR FRANKLFor the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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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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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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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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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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What is to give light must endure burning.
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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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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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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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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
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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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A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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So live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!
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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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