Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued

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.

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

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

As a professor in two fields, neurology and psychiatry, I am fully aware of the extent to which man is subject to biological, psychological and sociological conditions. But in addition to being a professor in two fields I am a survivor of four camps - concentration camps, that is - and as such I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable.

Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn.

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