The Life, the Universe, and Everything
Quotes by Erich Fromm (Mar. 23, 1900 – Mar. 18, 1980)
Source: http://www.phillwebb.net/History/TwentiethCentury/continental/Marxism/Fromm/Fromm2.jpg
Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating [...]
From Robert Greene “The 48 Laws of Power”.
Law 48 – Assume Formlessness
Page 419
Judgment
By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move. Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed. [...]
Discourse
When I talk about definitions, I think it is important. For me, at least.
A discourse – a conversation, talk. (apart from other meanings).
Origin: Latin dis – in different directions + currere – run.
An example? Oh, my goodness! I often listen to the songs on the www.youtube.com. And how many times I had encountered absolutely insane [...]
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.” (Albert Einstein)
“Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” (Albert Einstein)
“For me, insanity [...]
From the book “They Changed the World. 200 Icons who have made a difference.” By Barbara Cady
FOR MARTHA GRAHAM (1894 – 1991), THE intense theatrical doyenne of modern dance, movement – not beauty – was the embodiment of truth. Movement could never lie, her doting father had told her when she was a child growing [...]
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