Viktor E. Frankl

For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore,…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“In the past, nothing is irretrievably lost, but rather, on the contrary, everything is irrevocably stored and treasured. To be sure, people…

— 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

“A positive attitude enables a person to endure suffering and disappointment as well as enhance enjoyment and satisfaction. A negative attitude intensifies…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“our sacrifice did have a meaning.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation

— Viktor E. Frankl

The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Man's search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.

— Viktor E. Frankl

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

“But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one's belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one's right to…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“I think it was Lessing who once said, 'There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“I believe that my handicap will only enhance my ability to help others. I know that without the suffering, the growth that…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“He main retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp. Dostoevsky said once, 'There is only one thing that I dread:…

— Viktor E. Frankl

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

“For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore,…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“A painter tries to convey to us a picture of the world as he sees it; an ophthalmologist tries to enable us…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“having a Why to live for enabled them to bear the How.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

“But today’s society is characterized by achievement orientation, and consequently it adores people who are successful and happy and, in particular, it…

— Viktor E. Frankl

View life as a series of movie frames, the ending and meaning may not be apparent until the very end of the…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Long ago we had passed the stage of asking what was the meaning of life, a naïve query which understands life as…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The story of the young woman whose death I witnessed in a concentration camp. It is a simple story. There is little…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“But Frankl’s concern is less with the question of why most died than it is with the question of why anyone at…

— Viktor E. Frankl