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As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Ascend Ladder Mask Social Thicker Wears

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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Animal Existence He His Man Only Own Problem Solve Which Whom

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Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Air Breathing Bright Effort Fresh Fresh Air Happy Implies Joy Life Love Moment Morning Smelling Suffering Tell Walking Whether Which Who Will Worth

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One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Being Cannot Deeply Often Responsive Very Without World

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Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Adult Age Children Education Every Feel Only Responsible Should Society Why

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To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Become Birth Born Desperate Every Hope Lifetime Means Moment Our Ready Which

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Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.

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Topics: Condition Integrity Love Love Is Oneself Outside Own Retaining Self Somebody Something Union

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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.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Away Become Child Fully Grow Help Independent Intense Intense Love Love Most Mother Must Paradoxical Relationship Requires Sense Side Tragic Very

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Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Biological Condition Culture Human Man Weakness

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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

Topics: Another Authority He Him Interpersonal Looks Person Physical Property Qualities Quality Relation Sense Somebody Superior Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: March 23rd, 1900

Died: March 18th, 1980

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