Those who know how close the connection is between the state of mind of a man-his courage and hope, or lack of them-and the state of immunity of his body will understand that the sudden loss of hope and courage can have a deadly effect. The ultimate cause of my friend's death was that the expected liberation did not come and he was severely disappointed.
Viktor E. FranklManโs main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
Viktor E. FranklEven when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
Viktor E. FranklIt is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
Viktor E. FranklA human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining. What he becomes - within the limits of endowment and environment- he has made out of himself. In the concentration camps, for example, in this living laboratory and on this testing ground, we watched and witnessed some of our comrades behave like swine while others behaved like saints. Man has both potentialities within himself; which one is actualized depends on decisions but not on conditions.
Viktor E. Frankl