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Erich Fromm Quotes: Free man is by necessity insecure, thinking man by necessity uncertain.
         

Free man is by necessity insecure, thinking man by necessity uncertain.


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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.



Man's 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.

Man's 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.



The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.



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The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.



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The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.



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