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"Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not underst..." — Erich Fromm

Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world.
Erich Fromm
Erich Fromm Psychologist • American
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