Existence Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

14 Existence quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

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Frankl’s fourteen observations on existence emphasize the search for meaning amid suffering. His insights draw from logotherapy and the human drive to find purpose.

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At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.

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The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.

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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.

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Somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of ultimate purpose.

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A man who could not see the end of his"provisional existence" was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.

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It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future...And this is his salvation in the…

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The struggle for existence is a struggle 'for' something; it is purposeful and only in so being is it meaningful and able…

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Thus, human existence-at least as long as it has not been neurotically distorted-is always directed to something, or someone, other than itself,…

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The transitoriness of our existence in now way makes it meaningless. But it does constitute our responsibleness; for everything hinges upon our…

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There is also purpose in life which is almost barren of both creation and enjoyment and which admits of but one possibility…

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In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion…

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In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt…

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Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them.…

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“This uniqueness and singleness which distinguishes each individual and gives a meaning to his existence has a bearing on creative work as…

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