A sound philosophy of life, I think, may be the most valuable asset for a psychiatrist to have when he is treating a patient.

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.

As such, I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable.

It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today.

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them. In other words, man is ultimately self-determining. Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become in the next moment.

Once an individual's search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering

These tasks, and therefore the meaning of life, differ from man to man, and from moment to moment. Thus it is impossible to define the meaning in life in a general way.