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The hoarders, who are anxiously worried about losing something, are, psychologically speaking, the poor impoverished people, regardless of how much they have. Whoever is capable of giving of themselves is rich.

The hoarders, who are anxiously worried about losing something, are, psychologically speaking, the poor impoverished people, regardless of how much they have. Whoever is capable of giving of themselves is rich.

Erich Fromm
People, Giving, Losing

The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die.

Erich Fromm
Giving, Birth, Individual
Erich Fromm (2013). “Sane Society Ils 252”, p.26, Routledge

Giving is the highest expression of potency.

Erich Fromm
Expression, Giving, Charity
Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.28, Open Road Media

There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group.

Erich Fromm
Evil, Giving, Comfort
Erich Fromm (2013). “Psychoanalysis and Religion”, p.39, Open Road Media

The criterion of mental health is not one of individual adjustment to a given social order, but a universal one, valid for all men, of giving a satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

Erich Fromm
Men, Order, Giving
Erich Fromm (2014). “The Erich Fromm Reader: Readings Selected and Edited by Rainer Funk”, p.74, Open Road Media

Love is the only way of knowledge, which in the act of union answers my quest. In the act of loving, of giving myself, in the act of penetrating the other person, I find myself, I discover myself, I discover us both, I discover man.

Erich Fromm
Love Is, Men, Giving
Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.36, Open Road Media

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. One can judge objectively to what extent a person has succeeded in his task, to what degree he has realized his potentialities. If he has failed in his task, one can recognize this failure and judge it for what it is - a moral failure.

Erich Fromm
Men, Giving, Judging
'Man for Himself' (1947) ch. 4

The essential difference between the unhappy, neurotic type person and him of great joy is the difference between get and give.

Erich Fromm
Differences, Giving, Joy

Beyond the element of giving, the active characteristic of love becomes evident in the fact that it always implies certain basic elements, common to all forms of love. These are care, responsability, respect and knowledge

Erich Fromm
Giving, Facts, Elements
ERICH FROMM (1956). “THE ART OF LOVING”

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