Erich Fromm's Quote - We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is

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We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them. – Erich Fromm

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Love is union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of ones own self. – Erich Fromm

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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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Mans biological weakness is the condition of human culture. – Erich Fromm

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