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

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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The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. – Erich Fromm

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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. – Erich Fromm

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Acquisition means life to miserable mortals. – Hesiod

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Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. – Edward Abbey

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I may be a pessimist, but the philosophy of anti-thrift just now coming into being seems to me the greatest danger to the peace of the world. – Adriano Tilgher

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Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss. – Doug Horton

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There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere. – Hermione Gingold

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You might be a firefighter if you had to extricate someone by cutting the car doors off on one side and realized there was nothing wrong with the doors on the other side. – Author Unknown

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Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls. – David Thomas

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I think its your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and thats a waste of a lovely life. Oh… Im 30, oh, Im 40, oh, 50. Make the most of it. – Betty White

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