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Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.
Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
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Vienna
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It is this spiritual freedom - which cannot be taken away - that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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