A Quote by Erich Fromm

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

Erich Fromm

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Erich Fromm
American - Psychologist
March 23, 1900 - March 18, 1980

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Anthony de Mello

Love of others and love of ourselves are not alternatives. On the contrary, an attitude of love towards themselves will be found in all those who are capable of loving others.

Erich Fromm

Two persons can be very loving together. The more loving they are, the less is the possibility of any relationship. The more loving they are, the more freedom exists between them. The more loving they are, the less is the possibility of any demand, any domination, any expectation. And naturally, there is no question of any frustration

Rajneesh

Every act of loving affirms the goodness of the lover just because he is capable of loving and being loved.

John Dufresne

I am that clumsy human, always loving, loving, loving. And loving. And never leaving.

Frida Kahlo

Loving ourselves means loving our community. When we are capable of loving ourselves, nourishing ourselves properly, not intoxicating ourselves, we are already protecting and nourishing society.

Nhat Hanh

Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

Leo Tolstoy

I am loving a lot. I am just loving and loving and loving. A lot of people around me really see a love in me and a love in themselves.

John Assaraf

We cannot love ourselves unless we love others, and we cannot love others unless we love ourselves. But a selfish love of ourselves makes us incapable of loving others.

Thomas Merton

A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself.

Criss Jami

My students tell me, we don't want to love! We're tired of being loving! And I say to them, if you're tired of being loving, then you haven't really been loving, because when you are loving you have more strength.

bell hooks

I'm trying to be a loving and caring mother, a loving and caring wife-to-be, a loving and caring daughter, a loving and caring friend, a responsible person. And every day is another opportunity for me to be successful at that.

Lauryn Hill

Perfection is impossible. Trying to do your best is important, but loving yourself and loving others should come first.

AnnaSophia Robb

Ask youself: "Am I loving as deeply as I am capable of loving?"

Frederick Lenz

Loving Others Starts with Loving Myself

Wayne Dyer

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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