“It is not for me to pass judgement on those prisoners who put their own people above everyone else. Who can throw… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“The second way of finding a meaning in life is by experiencing something—such as goodness, truth and beauty—by experiencing nature and culture… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“by a prominent psychologist, Dr. Gordon Allport, and the Foreword to this new edition is written by a clergyman. We have come… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Consider a movie: it consists of thousands upon thousands of individual pictures, and each of them makes sense and carries a meaning,… — 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
“It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future - sub specie aeternitatis. And this… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“This young woman knew that she would die in the next few days. But when I talked to her she was cheerful… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“After all, “saying yes to life in spite of everything,” to use the phrase in which the title of a German book… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load which is laid upon it, for thereby the parts are… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
The transitoriness of our existence in now way makes it meaningless. But it does constitute our responsibleness; for everything hinges upon our… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
A sound philosophy of life, I think, may be the most valuable asset for a psychiatrist to have when he is treating… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
These tasks, and therefore the meaning of life, differ from man to man, and from moment to moment. Thus it is impossible… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“The meaning of your life is to help others find the meaning of theirs.” — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
The struggle for existence is a struggle 'for' something; it is purposeful and only in so being is it meaningful and able… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“The meaning of your life is to help others find the meaning of theirs.” “That was it, exactly,” Frankl said. “Those are… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“Anything outside the barbed wire became remote - out of reach and, in a way, unreal. The events and the people outside,… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a… — 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
