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Viktor E. Frankl quotes

Austrian Psychologist March 26, 1905 – September 2, 1997

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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
Because of social pressure, individualism is rejected by most people in favor of conformity. Thus the individual relies mainly upon the actions of others and neglects the meaning of his own personal life. Hence he sees his own life as meaningless and falls into the “existential vacuum” feeling inner void. Progressive automation causes increasing alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, and suicide. Viktor E. Frankl
If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death. Without suffering and death human life cannot be complete. Viktor E. Frankl
It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual. Viktor E. Frankl
As each situation in life represents a challenge to man and presents a problem for him to solve, the question of the meaning of life may actually be reversed. Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. Thus, logotherapy sees in responsibleness the very essence... Viktor E. Frankl
For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment. Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl quote: "Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no..."
Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on. Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl quote: "Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of..."
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human. Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl quote: "A man who could not see the end of his"provisional existence"..."
A man who could not see the end of his"provisional existence" was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life. Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl quote: "Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed..."
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives. Viktor E. Frankl
Long ago we had passed the stage of asking what was the meaning of life, a nave query which understands life as the attaining of some aim through the active creation of something of value. Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl quote: "The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what..."
The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us. Viktor E. Frankl
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it. 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 meaninglessness in rational terms. Viktor E. Frankl
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. Viktor E. Frankl

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