Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

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

It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.

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

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

The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.

Sleep [is like] a dove which has landed near one's hand and stays there as long as one does not pay any attention to it.