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. [...]
From Robert Greene “The 48 Laws of Power”.
Preface, page xvii
The feeling of having no power over people and events is generally unbearable to us – when we feel helpless we feel miserable. No one wants less power; everyone wants more. In the world today, however, it is dangerous to seem too power hungry, to be [...]
“Our imagination flies — we are its shadow on the earth.” (Vladimir Nabokov)
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
“Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
“I [...]
Victor Pelevin “The Sacred Book of Werewolf”
‘… Did Mikhalich give you the flower?’
‘Yes,’ I answered. ‘And he told me I should think about the meaning of the message. But I haven’t come up with anything. Maybe you can tell me yourself?’
He scratched his head. He seemed disconcerted by my question.
‘Do you know the folktale about [...]
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