Erich Fromm

Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of read more

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

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's read more

Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's own self.

Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you.

Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you.

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become read more

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.

We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable read more

We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more inteligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake.