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Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. – Erich Fromm

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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. – Erich Fromm

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We all dream we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake. – Erich Fromm

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