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Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm

German - American philosopher and psychologist

Lived from: 1900 - 1980

Category: Psychologists | Philosophers Country: FlagGermany

Born: 23 march 1900 Died: 18 march 1980

  • 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.

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  • Immature love says: ''I love you because I need you.'' Mature love says: ''I need you because I love you.''
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  • Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."
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  • In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.
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  • 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.
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  • Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market.
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  • Love is the child of freedom, never that of domination.
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  • Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
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  • Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
    The Art of Loving
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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Erich Fromm?

The two most famous quotes from Erich Fromm are:

  • "Immature love says: ''I love you because I need you.'' Mature love says: ''I need you because I love you.''"
  • "Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.""

When did Erich Fromm live?

Erich Fromm was born in 1900 and died in the year 1980.