“Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.” MenHumansCultureConditionsWeaknessWeakness Of Man Book:The Erich Fromm Reader: Readings Selected and Edited by Rainer Funk Source: The Erich Fromm Reader: Readings Selected and Edited by Rainer Funk
“Are you or aren't you convinced that weakness is a man's condition? How can you raise yourself if you haven't fallen first?” IfsMenFirstsConditionsHavensWeaknessRaisesConvincedFallen Book:Selected Works: Translated from the Italian and with an Introd. by R. W. Flint Source: Selected Works: Translated from the Italian and with an Introd. by R. W. Flint
“Such is the weakness of our nature, that when men are a little exalted in their condition they immediately conceive they have additional senses, and their capacities enlarged not only above other men, but above human comprehension itself.” MenHumansLittlesConditionsWeaknessCapacitySensesVanityComprehensionExalted Book:The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the Lives of Authors : Comprehending, Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Buegel, Eusden, Tickell, and Pope : with Critical Remarks about Their Writings Source: The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the Lives of Authors : Comprehending, Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Buegel, Eusden, Tickell, and Pope : with Critical Remarks about Their Writings