568 Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl

The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.

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.

If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.

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.

Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.

Somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of ultimate purpose.

Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.

I am absolutely convinced that the gas chambers of Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Maidanek were ultimately prepared not in some ministry or other in Berlin, but rather at the desks and in the lecture halls of nihilistic scientists and philosophers.

No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.