Erich Fromm Quotes About Power
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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.
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The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist.
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The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
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Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous.
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The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.
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