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Erich Fromm

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Fairness means not to use fraud and trickery in the exchange of commodities and services and the exchange of feelings...Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him also into a sadist or a destroyer.
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Fairness means not to use fraud and trickery in the exchange of commodities and services and the exchange of feelings...Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and triviality; they cripple man, and all factors that make man into a psychic cripple turn him also into a sadist or a destroyer.
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
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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
Pleasure and thrill are conducive to sadness after the so-called peak has been reached; for the thrill has been experienced, but the vessel has not grown.
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Pleasure and thrill are conducive to sadness after the so-called peak has been reached; for the thrill has been experienced, but the vessel has not grown.
The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
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The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
Immature love says 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'
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Immature love says 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'
If I perceive in another person mainly the surface, I perceive mainly the differences, that which separates us. If I penetrate to the core, I perceive our identity, the fact of our brotherhood.
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If I perceive in another person mainly the surface, I perceive mainly the differences, that which separates us. If I penetrate to the core, I perceive our identity, the fact of our brotherhood.
The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind not the fiend or the sadist.
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The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind not the fiend or the sadist.
Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.Â
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Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.Â
Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of title love.
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Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of title love.
Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.' Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you
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Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.' Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you
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