Erich Fromm Quotes about Power

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The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

Erich Fromm

Power, Lust, Weakness

Erich Fromm (2013). “Escape from Freedom”, p.166, Open Road Media

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

Erich Fromm

Block, Power, Men

Erich Fromm (2013). “Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics”, p.52, Open Road Media

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

Erich Fromm

Life, Power, Men

Erich Fromm (2013). “Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics”, p.52, Open Road Media

Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous.

Erich Fromm

Love, Lying, Power

"The Art of Loving".