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Erich Fromm on Easter

1900–1980 Germany

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Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.

Man for Himself (1947)

Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

The Art of Loving (1956)

Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair.

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973)

Rational faith as well as rational despair are based on the most thorough, critical knowledge of all the factors that are relevant for the survival of man.

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973)

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology (1968)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Erich Fromm (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.