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THE ART OF LOVING

Book by Erich Fromm · 7 quotes · Art Of Loving, Love, Love Is

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“Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'”

“Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.”

“To have faith requires courage, the ability to take a risk, the readiness even to accept pain and disappointment. Whoever insists on safety and security as primary conditions of life cannot have faith; whoever shuts himself off in a system of defense, where distance and possession are his means of security, makes himself a prisoner. To be loved, and to love, need courage, the courage to judge certain values as of ultimate concern – and to take the jump and to stake everything on these values.”

“Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved." Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love." Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.”

“I need you because I love you.”