The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
He who has a strong enough why can bear almost any how.
All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
If a patient [should ask] Frankl, What is the meaning of life for me? he is likely to get a Socratic answer: What is the best chess move?
The fish trap exists because of the fish: once you've gotten the fish, you can forget the trap.... Words exist because of meanings: once you've gotten the meanings, you can forget the words.
I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.