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The transitoriness of our existence in now way makes it meaningless. But it does constitute our responsibleness for everything hinges upon our realizing the essentially transitory possibilities.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
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Vienna
Austria
Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl
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It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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It said to me, 'I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.'
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Man's search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.
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There is also purpose in life which is almost barren of both creation and enjoyment and which admits of but one possibility of high moral behavior: namely, in man's attitude to his existence, an existence restricted by external forces.
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