Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him.
Erich FrommLove is active penetration of the other person, in which my desire to know is stilled by union. In the act of fusion I know you, I know myself, I know everybody - and I "know" nothing.
Erich FrommIn the sleeping state, instead, one is much more oneself, even if society never ceases to intervene.
Erich Fromm