Understanding the past requires empathy, not judgment. - Fernand Braudel

"Understanding the past requires empathy, not judgment."

Fernand Braudel Kindness

Historian French 1902–1985

More from Fernand Braudel

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Geography is destiny."

"Civilizations are mortal like men."

"A good man treats his wife with respect."

"Kindness always comes back around."

"The power of a smile can change everything."

"Kindness is weakness to some. Not to me."