When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure. Viktor E. Frankl More Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl More Quotes From Viktor E. Frankl What is to give light must endure burning. Viktor E. Frankl motivationalinspirationallife There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man. Viktor E. Frankl racementwo A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how." Viktor E. Frankl responsibilitymenlife The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living. Viktor E. Frankl humorouslightart No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same. Viktor E. Frankl honestyhumilitymen The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing Viktor E. Frankl mental-healthquestskeys An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior. Viktor E. Frankl abnormalreactionsbehavior You don't create your mission in life - you detect it. Viktor E. Frankl missions-in-lifemissionsjourney Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal. Viktor E. Frankl higher-goalsstrivegoal Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude. Viktor E. Frankl freedom-to-choosebusinessattitude In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice. Viktor E. Frankl sacrificesufferingfear It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. Viktor E. Frankl existentialismencounterssuffering Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life. Viktor E. Frankl gainspainmen The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us. Viktor E. Frankl Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be Viktor E. Frankl individualcontributionshould The meaning of my life is to help others find meaning in theirs. Viktor E. Frankl helping-otherslife-ishelping God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies Viktor E. Frankl intimatepartners If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering. Viktor E. Frankl mans-search-for-meaningmeaning-of-lifesuffering I would say that our patients never really despair because of any suffering in itself! Instead, their despair stems in each instance from a doubt as to whether suffering is meaningful. Man is ready and willing to shoulder any suffering as soon and as long as he can see a meaning in it. Viktor E. Frankl meaningfulmenlong One should not search for an abstract meaning of life ... Life can be made meaningful in a threefold way: first, through what we give to life ... second, by what we take from the world ... third, through the stand we take toward a fate we no longer can change. Viktor E. Frankl fatemeaningfulgiving
