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If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to all others, his love is not love but a symbiotic attachmen
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"If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to all others, his love is not love but a symbiotic attachment, or an enlarged egotism"

- Erich Fromm

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This quote by Erich Fromm recommends that true love is not almost loving one person, but rather, it has to do with having an authentic connection with others. He suggests that if an individual just likes another person and is indifferent to all others, then their love is not genuine love, but rather a kind of accessory or an inflated sense of self-importance. Fromm's quote recommends that true love is not almost loving a single person, but rather, it is about having a real connection with others. He implies that if a person only loves another person and is indifferent to all others, then their love is not real love, but rather a type of accessory or an inflated sense of self-importance. This quote motivates us to think of the significance of having significant relationships with others and to recognize that true love is not almost caring someone, but rather, it is about having a genuine connection with others.

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Erich Fromm This quote is written / told by Erich Fromm between March 23, 1900 and March 18, 1980. He was a famous Psychologist from USA. The author also have 40 other quotes.

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