Viktor Frankl

Date of Birth:

26-Mar-1905

Nationality:

Austria

Profession:

Psychiatrist

Viktor Frankl was a renowned Austrian psychiatrist, neurologist, and also a holocaust survivor. He was the founder of ‘Logotheraphy’, which is a form of existential analysis. He was also the author of top-selling book ‘Man’s Search For Meaning’ which is considered as one of the best inspirational books till date. His theory is sometime referred to as ‘Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy’. Frankl believed that even suffering came with a purpose and despite atrocious and dehumanizing conditions life still had a meaning. He believed that in the most unbearable conditions one can survive through one’s spiritual self. Frankl became one of the most significant figures in existential therapy and the most revered source of encouragement for humanistic psychologists. His thoughts, writings, books, work, views and opinions will give you power to find meaning in anything you do. Read through the thought-provoking quotes and sayings by Viktor Frankl.

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QUOTES BY Viktor Frankl

I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.

Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.

I try to do everything as soon as possible, and not at the last moment. This ensures that, when I am overburdened with work, I will not face the added pressure of knowing that something is still to be done.

For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one’s predicament into a human achievement.

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer... his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.

The last freedom is choosing your attitude.

Man's inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.

A man's concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.

At such a moment, it is not the physical pain which hurts the most (and this applies to adults as much as to punished children); it is the mental agony caused by the injustice, the unreasonableness of it all.

But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.

When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.