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Viktor E. Frankl
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 2
Existential Therapist
Neurologist
Professor
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Surgeon
Writer
Vienna
Austria
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Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved.
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In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.
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Ironically enough, in the same way that fear brings to pass what one is afraid of, likewise a forced intention makes impossible what one forcibly wishes... Pleasure is, and must remain, a side-effect or by-product, and is destroyed and spoiled to the degree to which it is made a goal in itself.
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For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one’s predicament into a human achievement.
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It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.
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Ultimately, we are not subject to the conditions that confront us rather, these conditions are subject to our decision ... we must decide whether we will face up or give in, whether or not we will let ourselves be determined by the conditions.
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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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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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We dislike talking about our experiences. No explanations are needed for those who have been inside, and the others will understand neither how we felt then nor how we feel now.
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A man's concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
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The meaning of my life is to help others find meaning in theirs.
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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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I would say that our patients never really despair because of any suffering in itself! Instead, their despair stems in each instance from a doubt as to whether suffering is meaningful. Man is ready and willing to shoulder any suffering as soon and as long as he can see a meaning in it.
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How can we dare to predict the behavior of man? We may predict the movements of a machine, of an automaton more than this, we many even try to predict the mechanisms or dynamisms of the human psyche as well. But man is more than psyche.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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As the struggle for survival has subsided, the question has emerged: survival for what? Ever more people have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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