Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which is at the same time the beginning of his freedom and the development… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
This Marxian sentence, repeated to the point of boredom, is misinterpreted. In reality [Karl] Marx was a "religious" man. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Education makes machines which act like men and produces men who act like machines. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The paradoxical and tragic situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The human passions transform man from a mere thing into a hero, into a being that in spite of tremendous handicaps tries… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The existential split in man would be unbearable could he not establish a sense of unity within himself and with the natural… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Sleep is often the only occasion in which man cannot silence his conscience; we forget what we knew in our dream. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The state of sleep is a state of freedom in which man is not occupied with the manipulation of the outside world. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Love is the only way of knowledge, which in the act of union answers my quest. In the act of loving, of… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern man is assailed on every side and almost without interruption by noise - of the radio, of television, of headlines, of… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I have a tremendous faith in the possibilities of man, which have shown in his past, and I believe if we avoid… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Happiness is a man's greatest achievement; it is the response of his total personality to a productive orientation toward himself and the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
To love one person productively means to be related to his human core, to him as representing mankind. Love for one individual,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I believe that the experience of love is the most human and humanizing act that it is given to man to enjoy… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Man today is fascinated by the possibility of buying, more, better, and especially, new things. He is consumption hungry... To buy the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
. . . freedom to creat and construct, to wonder and to venture. Such freedom requires that the individual be active and… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I think, to be specific, we got off the track when we concentrated more and more on production of things. Thereby, we… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I believe that love is the main key to open the doors to the "growth" of man. Love and union with someone… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. If one truly responds to man and his future,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Man is the only animal who does not feel at home in nature, who can feel evicted from paradise, the only animal… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
What you might call the "symbol pushers" - that is to say, all of the people who deal with figures, with paper,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
We've wanted to produce more in the 19th century and the 20th century in order to give man the possibility for more… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I believe that the fundamental alternative for man is the choice between "life" and "death"; between creativity and destructive violence; between reality… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
But not only medicine, engineering, and painting are arts; living itself is an art in fact, the most important and at the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I would say, compared with the 19th century, compared with most previous history, this is as good or better a society than… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Fairness means not to use fraud and trickery in the exchange of commodities and services and the exchange of feelings...Exploitation and manipulation… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Love is an active power in man; a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Happiness should be something which results from the creative, genuine, intense relatedness - awareness, responsiveness, to everything in life - to man,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Man today being concerned with production and consumption as ends in themselves, has very little engergy time to devote himself to the… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Religion and nationalism, as well as any custom and any belief however absurd and degrading, if it only connects the individual with… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern man's happiness consists in the thrill of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford to… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Man is born as a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it. He has to find principles of action… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
A new question has arisen in modern man's mind, the question, namely, whether life is worth living...No sensible answer can be given… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Whether...a change from the supremacy of natural science to a new social science will take place...depends on one factor: how many brilliant,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. — Erich Fromm Copy Share
Only when man succeeds in developing his reason and love further than he has done so far, only when he can build a world… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
“It is hardly necessary to stress the fact that the ability to love as an act of giving depends on the character development of… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
The pace of science forces the pace of technique. Theoretical physics forces atomic energy on us; the successful production of the fission bomb forces… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him also into… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
Well-being is possible to the degree to which one has overcome one's narcissism; to the degree to which one is open, responsive, sensitive, awake,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
“The wealth of data to be found in social and political life. The belief that people do not want to make sacrifices is notoriously… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
By equality, one once understood equality in the very same sense in which the Bible speaks of equality: that we are all equal, inasmuch… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
“Human beings had two basic orientations: HAVING and BEING HAVING: seeks to acquire, posses things even people BEING: focuses on the experience; exchanging, engaging,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
“Most people are not even aware of their need to conform. They live under the illusion that they follow their own ideas and inclinations,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. — Erich Fromm Copy Share
To respect a person is not possible without knowing him; care and responsibility would be blind if they were not guided by knowledge. — Erich Fromm Copy Share
Love is an active power in man; a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which unite him… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
“Perhaps most trivial talk is a need to talk about oneself; hence, the never-ending subject of health and sickness, children, travel, successes, what one… — Erich Fromm Copy Share
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