Being human Quote by Viktor E. Frankl

“Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.”

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For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not…

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“In the past, nothing is irretrievably lost, but rather, on the contrary, everything is irrevocably stored and treasured. To be sure, people tend to see only the stubble fields of transitoriness but overlook and forget the full granaries of the past into which they have brought the harvest of their lives: the deeds done, the loves loved, and last but…

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When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.

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

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“our sacrifice did have a meaning.”

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

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

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

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

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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 hopeless, meaningless world, and from somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of an ultimate purpose. At that moment a light was lit in a distant farmhouse, which…

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

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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…

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