"What is demanded of man is not, as……" — Viktor E. Frankl
"What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms."
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176 Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl
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