Quote by Erich Fromm
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. – 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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Attachment
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If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to all others, his love is not love but a symbiotic attachment, or an enlarged egotism. – Erich Fromm

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Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others. – Erich Fromm

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. – George Washington

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I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power. – Patricia Cornwell

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Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Im not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing. – Jack Nicholson

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I recommend limiting ones involvement in other peoples lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises. – Quentin Crisp

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There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent. – John Raleigh Mott

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Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help. – Pope Paul VI

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