viktor frankl

“ But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer. ”

“ What is to give light must endure burning. ”

“ Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ”

“ We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering. ”

“ Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. ”

“ Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude. ”

“ Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to be happy. ”

“ Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. ”

“ Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in its spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance. ”

“ For the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. ”