Becoming Quote by Viktor E. Frankl

“If we take a man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be we make him capable of becoming what he can be.”

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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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“our sacrifice did have a meaning.”

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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…

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

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