Quote by Erich Fromm
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to b

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

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Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Its an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best. – Harold W. Dodds

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Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life. – Germaine Greer

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