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)
Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature.
The most profound experience of man is the experience of being loved.
The human dilemma is that man is both part of nature and separate from it.
Only a person who has faith in himself can be faithful to others.
The average person is a conformist, accepting the status quo and the values of his society without question.
The problem of modern man is not that he is too selfish, but that he is not selfish enough.
The ultimate goal of man is to be fully alive, to be fully human.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
The most important freedom is the freedom to be oneself.
The person who has nothing to lose is the most dangerous.
The human being is a creature of paradoxes.
The ultimate aim of life is to be, not to have.
The only way to overcome fear is to confront it.
The human being is a being of contradictions.
The human being is a being of choices.
The human being is a being of meaning.
The human being is a being of creativity.
The human being is a being of responsibility.
The human being is a being of conscience.
The human being is a being of reason.
Contemporaries of Erich Fromm
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Erich Fromm (1900–1980).