"There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which……" — Erich Fromm
"There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group."
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261 Quotes by Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm has 261 quotes on this site.
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What are the conditions of the creative attitude, of seeing and responding, of being aware and being sensitive to what…
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Mother's love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. If it is there,…
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It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.
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I need you because I love you.
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Reason is man's faculty for grasping the world by thought, in contradiction to intelligence, which is man's ability to manipulate…
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Love is the child of freedom, never that of domination....
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The duty to be alive is the same as the duty to become oneself, to develop into the individual one…
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Man unites himself with the world in the process of creation.
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Like the effect of advertising upon the customer, the methods of political propaganda tend to increase the feeling of insignificance…
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Creativity is the ability to see and to respond.
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Giving is the highest expression of potency.
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Man may be defined as the animal that can say ''I,'' that can be aware of himself as a separate…
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More Comfort Quotes
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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;…
— Aristotle
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When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for…
— Kevyn Aucoin
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
— Isaac Asimov
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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
— Jane Austen
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it…
— Teresa of Avila
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is…
— Teresa of Avila
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
— Francis Bacon
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all…
— Saint Basil
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider that he may one day…
— Joseph Addison
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I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and…
— Adele
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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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