“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
Viktor E. Frankl (1905–1997), psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor who founded logotherapy. His profound insight that we can choose our attitude in any circumstance offers hope and empowerment to those facing adversity.
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
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