Erich Fromm

The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots.

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

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

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.