Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity and a challenge. One could make a victory of those experiences, turning life into an inner triumph, or one could ignore the challenge and simply vegetate, as did a majority of the prisoners.

. . . nothing could touch the strength of my love, and the thoughts of my beloved. Had I known then that my wife was dead, I think that I still would have given myself, undisturbed by that knowledge, to the contemplation of that image, and that my mental conversation with her would have been just as vivid and just as satisfying. "Set me like a seal upon thy heart, love is as strong as death."

Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.

Self-actualization cannot be attained if it is made an end in itself, but only as a side effect of self-transcendence.

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

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them.

In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.