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Erich Fromm was an internationally renowned social psychologist and humanistic philosopher. While his early life was in Germany, eventually earning a degree in sociology. He then studied psychoanalysis and started a private practice. He emigrated to Geneva, Switzerland and then to New York City for a professorship at Columbia University. Like Carl Jung, Fromm came from a religious family… in his case, Orthodox Jews. In later life he became what he called an ‘atheistic mystic’. His most famous book is ‘The Art of Loving.’ Here are some insightful quotes from Fromm.

“As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask”.

“Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world.”

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

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

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

- Erich Fromm  (1900-1980)

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From the 20th century philosopher and psychologist most noted for his book, 'The Art Of Loving'…

“Modern man lives under the illusion the he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want.”

- Erich Fromm (1900-1980)

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From Erich Fromm, the deeply influential psychological and philosophical writer, teacher and practicing psychologist…

“Who will tell whether one happy moment of love, or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies?”

- Erich Fromm (1900-1980)

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