Erich Fromm — American Psychologist born on March 23, 1900, died on March 18, 1980

Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory... (wikipedia)

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself.
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.