Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must… — Viktor Frankl

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

Man's Search for Meaning · 1946
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Frankl, Victor. Man's Search for Meaning. Beacon Press, 2006.
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Frankl, Victor. …trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager [Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy]. Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1946.