All Erich Fromm Quotes
- Man absolutely cannot live by himself. Absolutely
- Religion and nationalism, as well as any custom and any belief however absurd and degrading, if it only connects the individual with others, are refuges… Absurd
- I think if you ask people what their concept of heaven is, they would say, if they are honest, that it is a big department… All
- Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built. Authority
- All genuine ideals have one thing in common: they express the desire for something which is not yet accomplished but which is desirable for the… Accomplished
- To be concentrated means to live fully in the present. Concentrated
- The activity at this very moment must be the only thing that matters, to which one is fully given. If one is concentrated, it matters… Activity
- It is essential... that discipline should not be practised like a rule imposed on oneself from the outside, but that it becomes an expression of… Accustoms
- In the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness. Act
- Love is the only way of knowledge, which in the act of union answers my quest. In the act of loving, of giving myself, in… Act
- If an individual is able to love productively, he loves himself, too; if he can love only others, he cannot love at all. Able
- Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' Best Love
- Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either. Avarice
- Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. Avarice
- The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must… Become Fully
- Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air,… Adversity
- Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. Acquired
- The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. Able
- Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. Adorable Love
- In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. Become One