In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Long ago we had passed the stage of asking what was the meaning of life, a naïve query which understands life as… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“The story of the young woman whose death I witnessed in a concentration camp. It is a simple story. There is little… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Dostoevsky said once, "There is only one thing I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Those who know how close the connection is between the state of mind of a man-his courage and hope, or lack of… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
. . . nothing could touch the strength of my love, and the thoughts of my beloved. Had I known then that… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
We cannot, after all, judge a biography by its length, by the number of pages in it; we must judge by the… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Once, an elderly general practitioner consulted me because of his severe depression. He could not overcome the loss of his wife who… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“suffering. Take the fate of the sick—especially those who are incurable. I once read a letter written by a young invalid, in… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“In contrast to most of the existentialist schools of thought, logotherapy is in no way pessimistic; but it is realistic in that… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Has all this suffering, this dying around us, a meaning? For, if not, then ultimately there is no meaning to survival; for… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“a few were given the chance to attain human greatness even through their apparent worldly failure and death, an accomplishment which in… — 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
