Authority is not a quality one person 'has', in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him. Erich Fromm authorityinterpersonalperson share on social
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. Erich Fromm rich Change image and share on social
If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? Erich Fromm lose Change image and share on social
Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. Erich Fromm callcommodityequality Change image and share on social
Just as love is an orientation which refers to all objects and is incompatible with the restriction to one object, so is reason a human faculty which must embrace the whole of the world with which man is confronted. Erich Fromm confrontembracefaculty share on social
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? Erich Fromm adultagechild Change image and share on social
Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies. Erich Fromm bearcreativenessdie Change image and share on social
Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self. Erich Fromm conditionintegritylove Change image and share on social
The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist. Erich Fromm chiefdangerextraordinary Change image and share on social
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. Erich Fromm artcapacitycreation Change image and share on social
