Quotes by Viktor E. Frankl
The will to meaning is the primary force in man, not pleasure.
Don't aim for happiness directly; aim for meaning, and happiness will often find you.
Find your unique purpose, and let it be the compass guiding your life's journey.
Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, but for meaning. The meaning is unique to each person.
Do not aim for success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. Aim instead for meaning.
Between what happens and how we react lies our power.
Life's challenges are not obstacles, but materials with which to build a stronger self.
He who has a 'why' to live can bear almost any 'how'.
He who has a 'why' to live can bear almost any 'how'. But the 'why' must be authentic.
The space between stimulus and response holds our greatest freedom; it is where we choose our meaning.
Life's meaning awaits discovery, not invention.
The will to meaning is the primary force in man, not the will to pleasure or power.
Even in the darkest moments, a faint light of meaning can illuminate the path forward.
The will to meaning is the most fundamental human drive.
Between what happens to you and your reaction lies your power.
Meaning isn't something you stumble upon; it's something you actively create.
Suffering ceases to be suffering the moment it finds meaning.
Even when all seems lost, the freedom to choose one's attitude remains.
The space between stimulus and response holds our growth; choose your response wisely.
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Meaning is not found in ease, but in the responsible use of our freedom amidst hardship.
Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted as wrongly the first time as you are about to act now.
The will to meaning is the primary motivational force in man.
Life's meaning is not to be found in pleasure, but in purpose.
Suffering ceases to be suffering the moment it finds a meaning.
Don't aim for success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. Aim for meaning.
Find your 'why,' and you can endure almost any 'how.'
Do not aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.
Life's challenges are opportunities in disguise, if we choose to see them so.
Between stimulus and response, there isn't always space, but it is in that space we find our power to choose.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
Don't aim for success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue.