Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
VIKTOR FRANKLIf there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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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.
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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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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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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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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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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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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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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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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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