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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Erich Fromm
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Erich Fromm
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: March 23
Died: 1980
Died: March 18
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Frankfurt/Main
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Mother's love always peace as it not to be acquired nor deserved.
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