What most people in our culture mean by being lovable is essentially a mixture between being popular and having sex appeal. Erich Fromm appealcultureessentially Change image and share on social
If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to all others, his love is not love but a symbiotic attachment, or an enlarged egotism. Erich Fromm attachmentegotismenlarge Change image and share on social
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, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies. Erich Fromm airbreathebright Change image and share on social
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. Erich Fromm beingloveoccur Change image and share on social
Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either. Erich Fromm capableincapablelove Change image and share on social
We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. Erich Fromm connectionconsumelive Change image and share on social
Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. Erich Fromm bottomlesseffortendless Change image and share on social
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' Erich Fromm immaturelovemature Change image and share on social
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. Erich Fromm birtheffortgive Change image and share on social
