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 human being is a being in search of meaning.
The most important thing is to live a life of integrity.
The problem of modern man is that he has lost his connection to nature.
The only way to find peace is to find it within oneself.
The most important thing is to be present in the moment.
The ultimate goal of man is to achieve inner freedom.
The most important thing is to live a life of compassion.
To have faith means to be sure about the uncertain, to make the uncertain certain.
The human race has been running a race for a long time, and it has not yet discovered that it is running in the wrong direction.
The average man is a conformist, accepting the ideas and values of his society without question.
The marketing character is a person who experiences himself as a commodity.
The ultimate result of the marketing orientation is that man becomes a thing, an object, a commodity.
The more we have, the less we are.
The human being is the only animal that can be bored.
Modern man is a prisoner in his own house, which he has built with his own hands.
The human heart is a strange thing. It can be full of love and hate at the same time.
The human being is the only animal that can blush, or needs to.
The ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is free, is to choose between life and death.
To have faith means to be certain about the uncertain, to make the improbable probable.
The most important factor in the development of the individual is the love and care he receives from his parents.
Contemporaries of Erich Fromm
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Erich Fromm (1900–1980).