Quote by: Erich Fromm

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameErich Fromm
  • DescriptionGerman social psychologist and psychoanalyst
  • BornMarch 23, 1900
  • DiedMarch 18, 1980
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPsychologist; Philosopher
  • AwardsHumanist Of The Year