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More Quotes by Erich Fromm
Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.
We are not on the way to greater individualism, but are becoming an increasingly manipulated mass civilization.
Hate is a product of the unfulfilled life.
As long as anyone believes that his ideal and purpose is outside him, that it is above the clouds, in the past or in the future, he will go outside himself and seek fulfillment where it cannot be found. He will look for solutions and answers at every point except where they can be found- in himself.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
Happiness does not exclude sadness - if a person responds to life, he's sometimes happy and sometimes sad. What matters is he responds.
Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me.Fromm
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
The affirmation of one's own life, happiness, growth and freedom, is rooted in one's capacity to love.
