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
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
Love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
What will it matter to him if he notices that he is growing old? Has he any reason to envy the young… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
What was really needed was a fundamental change in our attitude toward life. We had to learn ourselves and, furthermore, we had… — 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
I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world may still know bliss, be it only for a brief… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being until he loves him. By his love he… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
But my mind clung to my wife's image, imagining it with an uncanny acuteness. I heard her answering me, saw her smile,… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life and not a "secondary rationalization" of instinctual drives. This meaning is… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
We had to learn...that it did not really matter what we expected from life but rather what life expected from us. — 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
When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task. .… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“He was drowning in depression and contemplating suicide. One day a friend noticed that his outlook had changed to hopeful serenity. The… — 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
And I quoted from Nietzsche: That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Once an individual's search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
...to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of ultimate purpose. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“To be sure, man’s search for meaning may arouse inner tension rather than inner equilibrium.” — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future...And this is his salvation in the… — 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
