"Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure……" — Viktor E. Frankl
"Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life."
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Viktor E. Frankl
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176 Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl
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Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was…
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The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes.
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When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his…
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Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise…
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If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load that is laid upon it, for thereby the…
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We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a…
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Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can…
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The more one forgives himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love -…
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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…
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View life as a series of movie frames, the ending and meaning may not be apparent until the very end…
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View your life from your funeral, looking back at your life experiences, what have you accomplished? What would you have…
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I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that…
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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