Suffering Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

“Without suffering and death human life cannot be complete.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

Despair is suffering without meaning.

— Viktor E. Frankl

To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning”

— Viktor E. Frankl

It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth…

— Viktor E. Frankl

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

“Everywhere man is confronted with fate, with the chance of achieving something through his own suffering.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

“No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“If it is avoidable, the meaningful thing to do is to remove its cause, for unnecessary suffering is masochistic rather than heroic.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

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

In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.

— Viktor E. Frankl

I would say that our patients never really despair because of any suffering in itself! Instead, their despair stems in each instance…

— Viktor E. Frankl

I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last…

— Viktor E. Frankl

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

“According to logotherapy, we can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by creating a work or doing a…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Instead of possibilities, I have realities in my past, not only the reality of work done and of love loved, but of…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Pain from problems and disappointments, etc., is inevitable in life, but suffering is a choice determined by whether you choose to compare…

— Viktor E. Frankl

At such a moment, it is not the physical pain which hurts the most (and this applies to adults as much as…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“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

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task; his…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Not every conflict is necessarily neurotic; some amount of conflict is normal and healthy. In a similar sense suffering is not always…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Both I and my troubles became the object of an interesting psychoscientific study undertaken by myself. What does Spinoza say in his…

— Viktor E. Frankl

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“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

“a man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber,…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“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

“a man’s suffering is similar to the behavior of gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber,…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“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

“Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him-mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The question was whether an ape which was being used to develop a poliomyelitis serum, and for this reason punctured again and…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Sigmund Freud once asserted, "Let one attempt to expose a number of the most diverse people uniformly to hunger. With the increase…

— Viktor E. Frankl

But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage,…

— Viktor E. Frankl

We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.

— Viktor E. Frankl

Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.

— Viktor E. Frankl

“know that without the suffering, the growth that I have achieved would have been impossible.” Is”

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Man's main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life. That…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the 'size'…

— Viktor E. Frankl