Illusion Quote by Erich Fromm

“Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows 'what he wants,' while he actually wants what he is supposed to want. In order…

— Erich Fromm

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

— Anonymous

A modern man is a man who probably doesn't remember what man knows about man.

— Vikrant Parsai

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The man who actually knows just what he wants in life has already gone a long way toward attaining it.

— Napoleon Hill

“This is the Modern Man. The man who seeks himself without ever seeking, because he does not want to find; The man who does…

— Cristiane Serruya

What men really want is not knowledge but certainty.

— Bertrand Russell

Modern man has transformed himself into a commodity; he experiences his life energy as an investment with which he should make the highest profit,…

— Erich Fromm

“Men most often know what they want, yet they are not always sure how they feel. Women most often know how they feel, yet…

— Ken Poirot

If a man knows what he wants, then he is in a position to decide that he will get it. This is faith. The…

— Phil Pringle

Modern man-whether in the womb of the masses, or with his workmates, or with his family, or alone-can never for one moment forget that…

— Alberto Moravia

Man is a mixture of desires that extend beyond his knowledge and often result in action conflicting with rationality.

— Charles Lindbergh