Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I shall never forget how I was roused one night by the groans of a fellow prisoner, who threw himself about in… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining. What he becomes -… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
[Speaking of his experience in a concentration camp:] As we said before, any attempt to restore a man's inner strength in the… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“In the past, nothing is irretrievably lost, but rather, on the contrary, everything is irrevocably stored and treasured. To be sure, people tend to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“A positive attitude enables a person to endure suffering and disappointment as well as enhance enjoyment and satisfaction. A negative attitude intensifies pain and… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
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… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image