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Most people misunderstand Action, but Viktor Frankl saw it differently. This collection isolates their contrarian insights, backed by full source attribution so you can verify the context. Whether you're questioning conventional wisdom or seeking a fresh perspective, these quotes challenge how you think about Action. Keep this archive close when you need to cut through groupthink and see clearly.
"We must practice tragic optimism: remaining optimistic in spite of the 'tragic triad' of pain, guilt, and death."
"Conscience is the intuitive capacity of man to find out the meaning of a situation. It is a meaning organ."
"It is not for us to question what life means, but rather to recognize that life is constantly questioning us, and we must answer through our actions."
"We can discover meaning in life in three ways: by doing a deed, by experiencing a value, and by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering."
"What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthy goal."
"Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now."
"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."
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