Born Quotes by Erich Fromm

13 Born quotes by Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm’s concise reflections on the moment we enter the world are gathered in thirteen succinct quotes. They echo his humanistic focus, offering a quick yet meaningful look at how birth shapes our social nature.

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Men are born equal but they are also born different.

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To live is to be born every minute. Death occurs when birth stops.

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Man always dies before he is fully born.

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Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies.

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The most important factor for the development of the individual is the structure and the values of the society into which he…

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Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense…

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The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born…

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The aim of life is to be fully born, though its tragedy is that most of us die before we are thus…

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To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if…

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Man is born as a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it. He has to find principles of action…

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I believe that man is the product of natural evolution that is born from the conflict of being a prisoner and separated…

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The mother's and father's attitudes toward the child correspond to the child's own needs… Mother has the function of making himsecure in…

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Basically, there can only be two answers. One is to overcome separateness and find unity by regression to the state of unity…

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“Human beings had two basic orientations: HAVING and BEING HAVING: seeks to acquire, posses things even people BEING: focuses on the experience; exchanging, engaging,…

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To respect a person is not possible without knowing him; care and responsibility would be blind if they were not guided by knowledge.

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