4 Erich Fromm Quotes on Individuality

Erich Fromm quotes on individuality

17. Care and responsibility are constituent elements of love, but without respect for and knowledge of the beloved person, love deteriorates into domination and possessiveness. Respect is not fear and awe; it denotes, in accordance with the root of the word (respicere = to look at), the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his individuality and uniqueness. To respect a person is not possible without knowing him; care and responsibilty would be blind if they were not guided by the knowledge of the person's individuality.

45. Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.

79. In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.

84. Men are born equal but they are also born different.