All Erich Fromm Quotes
- Man is the only animal that can be bored. Animal
- I shall become a master in this art only after a great deal of practice. Art
- Love is an active power in man; a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which unite him with… Active
- Integrity simply means not violating one's own identity. Identity
- A dream is a microscope through which we look at the hidden occurrences in our soul. Dream
- We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we… Asleep
- I am convinced that boredom is one of the greatest tortures. If I were to imagine Hell, it would be the place where you were… Bored
- Boredom is nothing but the experience of a paralysis of our productive powers. Bored
- Free man is by necessity insecure, thinking man by necessity uncertain. Free
- While we teach knowledge, we are losing that teaching which is the most important one for human development: the teaching which can only be given… Development
- The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness. Inspirational
- The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology. The result… All
- The main condition for the achievement of love is the overcoming of one's narcissism. The narcissistic orientation is one in which one experiences as real… Able
- To be loved because of one's merit, because one deserves it, always leaves doubt; maybe I did not please the person whom I want to… Always Leaves
- If one is not productive in other spheres, one is not productive in the love either. Inspirational
- Love is a power which produces love. Inspirational
- If I perceive in another person mainly the surface, I perceive mainly the differences,that which separates us. If I penetrate to the core, i perceive… Another Person
- Can freedom become a burden, too heavy for man to bear, something he tries to escape from?..Is there not also, perhaps, besides an innate desire… Bear
- I love in you everybody, I love through you the world, I love in you also myself. Everybody
- To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. Decision