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More Quotes by Erich Fromm
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.
An illusion shared by everyone becomes a reality.
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built
Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.
People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admired?" The main question is: "Can I love?
Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.
