Lark

“all of us are more or less insane, or more or less asleep”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

“The history of the Exodus moves to a tragic end, the Hebrews cannot bear to live without having... They conquer new land, exterminate their enemies, settle on their soil, and worship their idols. They transform their democratic tribal life into that of Oriental Despotism - small, indeed, but no less eager to imitate the great powers of the day. The Revolution had failed; its only achievement was, if it was one, that the Hebrews were now masters and not slaves”
― Erich Fromm, To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche

“A person even if he is subjectively sincere, may frequently be driven unconsciously by a motive that is different from the one he believes himself to be driven by”
― Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom

“The understanding of the operation of unconscious elements has taught us to be sceptical towards words and not to take them at face value.”
― Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom