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
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
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. Erich Fromm deeplyresponsivesadden 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
The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. Erich Fromm criminalrevolutionarystatesman Change image and share on social
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. Erich Fromm dangerfutureman Change image and share on social
Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world. Erich Fromm busycommunicationdeal share on social