One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. Erich Fromm deeplyresponsivesadden Change image and share on social
In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead. Erich Fromm centurydeadgod Change image and share on social
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 help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. Erich Fromm childfullygrow share on social
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers. Erich Fromm blockcertaintycondition Change image and share on social
Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture. Erich Fromm biologicalconditionculture Change image and share on social
As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask. Erich Fromm ascendladdermask Change image and 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 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
