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Existence Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl
- The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
- At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.
- There is also purpose in life which is almost barren of both creation and enjoyment and which admits of but one possibility of high moral…
- Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence, is he truly human or does he become his true…
- In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that…
- In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might…
- Somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of ultimate purpose.
- The struggle for existence is a struggle 'for' something; it is purposeful and only in so being is it meaningful and able to bring meaning…
- Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
- The transitoriness of our existence in now way makes it meaningless. But it does constitute our responsibleness; for everything hinges upon our realizing the essentially…
- A man who could not see the end of his"provisional existence" was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.
- Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every…
- Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them. In other words,…
- A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will…
More Existence Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level… — Frederick Lenz
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Lao Tsu says the way of life is ancient, timeless. It is existence which he calls the Tao - a mysterious source,… — Frederick Lenz
- It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis… — Andre Agassi
- The real master is only a presence. He has no intentions of being a master. His presence is his teaching. His love… — Rajneesh
- The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. — Aristotle