Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Erich Fromm Philosopher

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Germany
  • Born: Mar 23, 1900
  • Died: Mar 18, 1980

Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with what became known as the Frankfurt School of critical theory.

The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist. power

Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others. faith

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. love, Mother's Day & peace

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. hope

In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two. love

The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots. future, men & society

There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail. freedom

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. courage

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' love

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. art & science

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. power

In the nineteenth century the problem was that God is dead. In the twentieth century the problem is that man is dead. God

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? age, education & society

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. love

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. politics

Man always dies before he is fully born. death