To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.
Erich FrommCare and responsibility are constituent elements of love, but without respect for and knowledge of the beloved person, love deteriorates into domination and possessiveness.
Erich FrommIdeas become powerful only if they appear in the flesh; an idea which does not lead to action by the individual and by groups remains at best a paragraph or a footnote in a book.
Erich FrommThe customer is an object to be manipulated, not a concrete person whose aims the businessman is interested to satisfy.
Erich Fromm