The third error leading to the assumption that there is nothing to be learned about love lies in the confusion between the initial experience of โfallingโ in love, and the permanent state of being in love, or as we might better say, of โstandingโ in love.
Erich FrommJewish legend says that the world rests on 36 just men: only thirty six, but their moral strength is immense.
Erich FrommGiving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.
Erich FrommPeople do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admired?" The main question is: "Can I love?
Erich Fromm