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Erich Fromm Quotes

Erich Fromm quotes about people

American Psychologist, Philosopher March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980

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The main condition for the achievement of love is the overcoming of one's narcissism. The narcissistic orientation is one in which one experiences as real only that which exists within oneself, while the phenomena in the outside world have no reality in themselves, but are experienced only from the viewpoint of their being useful or dangerous to one. The opposite pole to narcissism is objectivity; it is the faculty to see other people and things as they are, objectively, and to be able to... Erich Fromm
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. Erich Fromm
The task of the moral philosopher-thinker is to support and strengthen the voice of human conscience, to recognize what is good or what is bad for people, whether they are good or bad for society in a period of evolution. May be a "voice crying in the wilderness", but only if that voice remains lively and uncompromising, it is possible to transform the desert into fertile land. Erich Fromm
It is naively assumed that the fact that the majority of people share certain ideas and feelings proves the validity of these ideas and feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Consensual validation as such has no bearing on reason or mental health. Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm quote: "Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means..."
Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies. Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm quote: "What most people in our culture mean by being lovable is..."
What most people in our culture mean by being lovable is essentially a mixture between being popular and having sex appeal. Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm quote: "That millions of people share the same forms of mental..."
That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane. Erich Fromm
The fact that millions of people share the same vices does not make these vices virtues, the fact that they share so many errors does not make the errors to be truths, and the fact that millions of people share the same form of mental pathology does not make these people sane. Erich Fromm

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