Erich Fromm
Full Name: Erich Seligmann Fromm
Birthdate: March 23, 1900
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Date of Death: March 18, 1980
Occupation: Author, Philosopher, Psychoanalyst, and Psychologist
Profile: Best known for
The Art of Loving.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm
Number of Quotes: 4
Immature love says: I love you because I need you.
Mature love says I need you because I love you.
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.
Infantile love follows the principle: I love because I am loved.
Mature love follows the principle: I am loved because I love.
Immature love says: I love you because I need you.
Mature love says: I need you because I love you.
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is.