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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Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.Erich Fromm
The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.
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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.
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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
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As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.
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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 the outside world.
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