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People think that to love is simple, but that to find the right object to love - or to be loved by - is difficult.

Erich Fromm

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Erich Fromm
Age: 79 †
Born: 1900
Born: March 23
Died: 1980
Died: March 18
Philosopher
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Frankfurt/Main
People
Loved
Simple
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Find
Right
Love
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Object
Thinking
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