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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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!
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl
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