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Viktor E. Frankl quotes

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“Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“When we are no longer able to change a situation—just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer—we are challenged to change ourselves.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“in the long run . . . success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think of it.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved.” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

“Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!” Viktor E. Frankl, “Man's Search for Meaning” - 1946

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