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.
VIKTOR FRANKLHumor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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What is to give light must endure burning.
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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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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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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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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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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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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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