Erich Fromm “The most beautiful as well as the most ugly inclinations of man are not part of a fixed biologically given human nature, but result from the social process which creates man.” Erich Fromm View all quotes by Erich Fromm →
“Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'” Erich Fromm
“Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.” Erich Fromm
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” Erich Fromm