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No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary.
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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.
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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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