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A life of short duration...could be so rich in joy and love that it could contain more meaning than a life lasting eighty years.
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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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Self-actualization cannot be attained if it is made an end in itself, but only as a side effect of self-transcendence.
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It is always important to have something yet to do in life.
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