Understanding requires not just intellect but empathy and im... - Moses Mendelssohn

This quote is attributed to Moses Mendelssohn.

"Understanding requires not just intellect but empathy and imaginative projection into another's condition."

Moses Mendelssohn Wisdom

Philosopher Jewish Scholar German 1729–1786

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