It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.

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

When we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we're challenged to alter ourselves

It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.

Ultimate freedom is a man's right to choose his attitude.

Austrian public-opinion pollsters recently reported that those held in highest esteem by most of the people interviewed are neither the great artists nor the great scientists, neither the great statesmen nor the great sport figures, but those who master a hard lot with their heads held high.

What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms.