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Erich Fromm Quotes: Most people see the problem of love primarily as that of being loved, rather than that of loving, of one's capacity to love. Hence the problem to them is how to be loved, how to be lovable.
         

Most people see the problem of love primarily as that of being loved, rather than that of loving, of one's capacity to love. Hence the problem to them is how to be loved, how to be lovable.


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Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.



It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.

It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.



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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.



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.

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.



The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.



The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.



The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.

The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.



To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.

To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.





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