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More Quotes by Erich Fromm
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
Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions.
If other people do not understand our behavior-so what? Their request that we must only do what they understand is an attempt to dictate to us. If this is being 'asocial' or 'irrational' in their eyes, so be it. Mostly they resent our freedom and our courage to be ourselves. We owe nobody an explanation or an accounting, as long as our acts do not hurt or infringe on them.
Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.
An illusion shared by everyone becomes a reality.
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love
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.
