Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension — Erich Seligmann Fromm
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. — Erich Seligmann Fromm
Like the effect of advertising upon the customer, the methods of political propaganda — Erich Seligmann Fromm
A vast sector of modern advertising… does not appeal to reason but to emotion — Erich Seligmann Fromm
The paradoxical — and tragic — situation of man is that his conscience is weakest when he needs it most. — Erich Seligmann Fromm
Immature love says “i love you because I need you.” mature love says “i need you because I love you.” — Erich Seligmann Fromm
Infantile love follows the principle: “i love because I am loved.” mature love follows the principle: — Erich Seligmann Fromm
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives to his life by the unfolding of his powers, by living productively. — Erich Seligmann Fromm
Human history begins with man’s act of disobedience which is at the very same time the beginning — Erich Seligmann Fromm
We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange — Erich Seligmann Fromm
The experience of separateness arouses anxiety; it is, indeed, the source of all anxiety. — Erich Seligmann Fromm
