Quote by Erich Fromm
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, trag

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mothers side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. – Erich Fromm

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Mans main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. – Erich Fromm

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Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. – Erich Fromm

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The kind of relatedness to the world may be noble or trivial, but even being related to the basest kind of pattern is immensely preferable to being alone. – Erich Fromm

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We picture love as heart-shaped because we do not know the shape of the soul. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. – Vincent Van Gogh

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If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life. – Cher

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Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one. – Japanese Proverb

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