Erich Fromm
Humanistic psychoanalyst, The Art of Loving
Most quoted
"Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life force as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions."
— from The Sane Society, 1955
"Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life as an investment which must bring him a maximum profit under existing market conditions."
— from The Sane Society, 1955
"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."
— from The Art of Loving, 1956
All quotes by Erich Fromm (268)
The ultimate concern of man is to love and be loved.
The human being is the only animal who can be truly creative.
The ultimate goal of man is to achieve spiritual growth.
The most profound experience of man is the experience of his own freedom.
The ultimate concern of man is to find his place in the universe.
The human being is the only animal who can be truly responsible.
The ultimate goal of man is to achieve a sense of purpose.
The most important task of man is to discover his own potential.
The ultimate concern of man is to live authentically.
The human being is the only animal who can be truly aware.
The ultimate goal of man is to achieve self-transcendence.
The most profound experience of man is the experience of his own mortality.
The ultimate concern of man is to make a difference in the world.
The human being is the only animal who can be truly compassionate.
The ultimate goal of man is to achieve a sense of belonging.
The most important task of man is to learn to love himself.
The ultimate concern of man is to live in harmony with nature.
The human being is the only animal who can be truly grateful.
The most important and most basic question for any society is not how to produce more, but how to live.
Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an orientation of character which determines the relatedness of a person to the world as a whole, not toward one 'object' of love.
Contemporaries of Erich Fromm
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Erich Fromm (1900–1980).