Erich Fromm
"The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent."
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"Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much."
"Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence."
"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'"
"Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either."
"Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction."