SubscribeErich Fromm Love Quotes and Famous Sayings
Posted on Oct 07, 2008 under Democratic Socialist, E, Erich Fromm, Erich Seligmann Fromm, Humanistic Philosopher, Psychoanalyst, Social Psychologist | 1 CommentLove Quotes and Famous Sayings by Erich Fromm
1. Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you.’
2. To love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person.
3. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
4. Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one’s own self.
5. Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.
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Erich Seligmann Fromm (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was an internationally renowned social psychologist, psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.
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Famous Sayings by Erich Fromm
1. Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
2. Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
3. There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself.
