--- title: "8 Camps Quotes By Viktor E. Frankl" description: "8 Camps quotes by Viktor E. Frankl. Plus more from Viktor E. Frankl and more Camps sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/viktor-e-frankl-668_attitude_most-men-in-a-concentration-camp-believe_551785.jpg" --- > [Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/most-men-in-a-concentration-camp-believed-that-the-real-opportunities/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/viktor-e-frankl-668_attitude_most-men-in-a-concentration-camp-believe_551785.jpg) > [I shall never forget how I was roused one night by the groans of a fellow prisoner, who threw himself about in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/i-shall-never-forget-how-i-was-roused-one-night-by-the-groans-of-a/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/viktor-e-frankl-668_camps_i-shall-never-forget-how-i-was-roused-on_624145.jpg) > [A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining. What he becomes -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/a-human-being-is-not-one-thing-among-others-things-determine-each/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/659/viktor-e-frankl-668_behave_a-human-being-is-not-one-thing-among-oth_768150.jpg) > [We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/we-who-lived-in-concentration-camps-can-remember-the-men-who-walked/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/viktor-e-frankl-668_attitude_we-who-lived-in-concentration-camps-can_775389.jpg) > [I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/i-had-wanted-simply-to-convey-to-the-reader-by-way-of-concrete/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/viktor-e-frankl-668_book_i-had-wanted-simply-to-convey-to-the-rea_2105035.jpg) > [ \[Speaking of his experience in a concentration camp:\] As we said before, any attempt to restore a man's inner strength in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/speaking-of-his-experience-in-a-concentration-camp-as-we-said-before/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/viktor-e-frankl-668_aim_speaking-of-his-experience-in-a-concentr_2217219.jpg) > [I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/i-became-acquainted-with-those-martyrs-whose-behavior-in-camp-whose/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/viktor-e-frankl-668_attitude_i-became-acquainted-with-those-martyrs-w_2727807.jpg) > [Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/even-though-conditions-such-as-lack-of-sleep-insufficient-food-and/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/viktor-e-frankl-668_analysis_even-though-conditions-such-as-lack-of-s_2927731.jpg) ## Other authors on Camps ## More by Viktor E. Frankl > [For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/for-the-meaning-of-life-differs-from-man-to-man-from-day-to-day-and/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“In the past, nothing is irretrievably lost, but rather, on the contrary, everything is irrevocably stored and treasured. To be sure, people tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/in-the-past-nothing-is-irretrievably-lost-but-rather-on-the-contrary/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/when-a-man-finds-that-it-is-his-destiny-to-suffer-his-unique/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“A positive attitude enables a person to endure suffering and disappointment as well as enhance enjoyment and satisfaction. A negative attitude intensifies pain and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/a-positive-attitude-enables-a-person-to-endure-suffering-and/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“our sacrifice did have a meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/our-sacrifice-did-have-a-meaning/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/man-s-last-freedom-is-his-freedom-to-choose-how-he-will-react-in-any/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/the-more-one-forgets-himself-by-giving-himself-to-a-cause-to-serve-or/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/there-is-nothing-in-the-world-i-venture-to-say-that-would-so/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [Man's search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/man-s-search-for-meaning-is-the-chief-motivation-of-his-life/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/in-a-last-violent-protest-against-the-hopelessness-of-imminent-death/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/but-happiness-cannot-be-pursued-it-must-ensue/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/being-tolerant-does-not-mean-that-i-share-another-one-s-belief-but-it/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“I think it was Lessing who once said, 'There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have none to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/i-think-it-was-lessing-who-once-said-there-are-things-which-must/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“I believe that my handicap will only enhance my ability to help others. I know that without the suffering, the growth that I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/i-believe-that-my-handicap-will-only-enhance-my-ability-to-help/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) > [“He main retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp. Dostoevsky said once, 'There is only one thing that I dread: not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-e-frankl/he-main-retain-his-human-dignity-even-in-a-concentration-camp/) [Viktor E. Frankl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-e-frankl/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camps/viktor-e-frankl/#itemlist", "name": "8 Camps Quotes By Viktor E. Frankl", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity and a challenge. One could make a victory of those experiences, turning life into an inner triumph, or one could ignore the challenge and simply vegetate, as did a majority of the prisoners.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Viktor E. 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