“Was Du erlebst, kann keine Macht der Welt Dir rauben.” (What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.)… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Now, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“The pessimist resembles a man who observes with fear and sadness that his wall calendar, from which he daily tears a sheet,… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Most important, however, is the third avenue to meaning in life: even the helpless victim of a hopeless situation, facing a fate… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Victor Frankl: By declaring that man is responsible and must actualize the potential meaning of his life, I wish to stress that… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
And I quoted from Nietzsche: That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
The one thing you can't take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“No one has the right to do wrong, even if wrong has been done to them.” — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Again I quoted a poet—to avoid sounding like a preacher myself —who had written, "Was Du erlebst, kann keine Macht der Welt… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“As each situation in life represents a challenge to man and presents a problem for him to solve, the question of the… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
It said to me, 'I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.' — 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