Quote by Charles Horton Cooley

We have no higher life that is really apart from other people. It is by imagining them that our personality is built up; to be without the power of imagining them is to be a low-grade idiot.

We have no higher life that is really apart from other peopl

Summary

This quote suggests that our lives are intricately connected to others, and we cannot separate ourselves from them. The ability to imagine and understand other people's experiences is crucial to the development of our own personality. The quote asserts that to lack this power of empathy is to be intellectually and emotionally limited, implying that recognizing and appreciating our interconnectedness with others is vital for personal growth and understanding.

By Charles Horton Cooley

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