Capability Quote by Viktor E. Frankl

We look directly into our suffering rather than try to become happy. The happiness that arises from this approach is reliable.

— Ajahn Sumedho

In acute suffering the need for meaning is as strong or stronger than the need for happiness.

— Peter L. Berger

“For man never reasons so much and becomes so introspective as when he suffers ; since he is anxious to get at the cause…

— Luigi Pirandello

Happiness in the ordinary sense is not what one needs in life, though one is right to aim at it. The true satisfaction is…

— E. M. Forster

The man who is happy is fulfilling the purpose of existence

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.

— Michael Josephson

“Suffering can precipitate creativity, liberating the creator through inspiration and then many available channels of human communication, and therefore there is value in suffering.”

— Brent Green

There is one wishe that people try to manifest, the emotional stability that gives them the sense of well being that they call happiness.

— Anonymous

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

— Simon Sinek

The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Knowing how to handle suffering, you know at the same time how to produce happiness. And if you’re truly happy, we all profit from…

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life and not a "secondary rationalization" of instinctual drives. This meaning is unique and…

— Viktor E. Frankl