All Erich Fromm Quotes
- The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die. Birth
- We may know ourselves, and yet even with all the efforts we make, we do not know ourselves. We know our fellowman, and yet we… All
- Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love. Ability
- Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are standardized and can… Ahead
- Education is identical with helping the child realize his potentialities. The opposite of education is manipulation, which is based on the absence of faith in… Absence
- Our contemporary Western society, in spite of its material, intellectual and political progress, is increasingly less conducive to mental health, and tends to undermine the… Automaton
- We forget that, although freedom of speech constitutes an important victory in the battle against old restraints, modern man is in a position where much… Ability
- To have faith requires courage, the ability to take a risk, the readiness even to accept pain and disappointment. Whoever insists on safety and security… Ability
- We forget that, although each of the liberties which have been won must be defended with utmost vigour, the problem of freedom is not only… Been
- Let your mind start a journey through a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you… All
- Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved." Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love." Immature love says:… Follows
- Beyond the element of giving, the active characteristic of love becomes evident in the fact that it always implies certain basic elements, common to all… Active
- Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with… Doe
- If I love the other person, I feel one with him or her, but with him as he is, not as I need him to… Ability
- People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I… Admired
- Men are born equal but they are also born different. Born
- To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no… Become Desperate
- Education is helping the child realise his potentialities. Child
- Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love. Act
- If it is true, as I have tried to show, that love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem ofhuman existence, then… Answer
- Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's… Country
- I believe that love is the main key to open the doors to the "growth" of man. Love and union with someone or something outside… Allows
- I believe that the experience of love is the most human and humanizing act that it is given to man to enjoy and that it,… Act
- The spirit of a production-centered, commodity-greedy society is such that only the non-conformist can defend himself sufficiently against it. Those who are seriously concerned with… Answer
- Productive work, love and thought are possible only if a person can be, when necessary, quiet and alone. To be able to listen to oneself… Able