"Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says ‘I need you because I love you.’" ― Erich Fromm Topic(s): Love More From Erich Fromm "Man always dies before he is fully born." "Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence." "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." More In Love "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."― Robert Frost "Love is what you’ve been through with somebody."― James Thurber "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."― Dalai Lama