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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Blocks Certainty Condition His Man Meaning Powers Quest Search Uncertainty Unfold Very

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There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Act Itself Life Living Meaning Meaning Of Meaning Of Life Only

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In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Become Beings Love Occurs Paradox Remain Two

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There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Fail Freedom Real Real Freedom Without

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Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Answer Existence Human Human Existence Love Love Is Only Problem Sane Satisfactory

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The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Able Feel Himself Insecurity Must Person Psychic Secure Set Task Tolerate Which

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We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Act Awake Comparison Dream Dreams Goes Least Logical Minds Nothing Our Our Dreams Purposeful Sleep Strange Understand

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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Except Gives His Life Man Meaning Powers Unfolding

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What most people in our culture mean by being lovable is essentially a mixture between being popular and having sex appeal.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Appeal Being Between Culture Essentially Having Lovable Mean Mixture Most Our People Popular Sex Sex Appeal

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The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist.

~Erich Fromm

Topics: Chief Danger Extraordinary Fiend Man Mankind Ordinary Ordinary Man Power

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Psychologist

Born: March 23rd, 1900

Died: March 18th, 1980

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