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
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
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
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 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
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
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
Ironically enough, in the same way that fear brings to pass what one is afraid of, likewise a forced intention makes impossible… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
One should not search for an abstract meaning of life ... Life can be made meaningful in a threefold way: first, through… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any… — 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; his… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Our attitude towards what has happened to us in life is the important thing to recognize. Once hopeless, my life is now… — 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
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
Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
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 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
