Quotes About Sensitivity

I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings; and there may often be a great deal more suffered than a stander-by can judge.

A man who had felt less, might.

Catherine had never wanted comfort more, and [Henry] looked as if he was aware of it.

You do not make allowance enough for difference of situation and temper.

Her feelings were very acute, and too little understood to be properly attended to. Nobody meant to be unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort.

We have not all, you know, the same tenderness of disposition…

If we have not hearts, we have eyes; and they give us torment enough.

These are the sights, Harriet, to do one good. How trifling they make every thing else appear!---I feel now as if I could think of nothing but these poor creatures all the rest of the day; and yet, who can say how soon it may all vanish from my mind?

Is there a Henry in the world who could be insensible to such a declaration? Henry Tilney at least was not.

To come with a well-informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid.

Non vorrei mai offendere nessuno, ma sono così stupidamente timido che spesso sembro freddo e indifferente mentre invece sono trattenuto soltanto dalla mia goffaggine naturale.

have not all, you know, the same tenderness of disposition—and

James Benwick is rather too piano

James Benwick is rather too piano for me;

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Jane Austen in 'Emma

Have a little compassion on my nerves. You tear them to pieces.

You must find... someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered, someone whose fingers are a poem.

Those who love poetry, even my unreadable foreign brand, are a tender breed.

Ya hurt, Joshsh?" I thought that was quite apparent, but for someone like Sam who spent a good deal of his time on the ground, perhaps it was a reasonable question.

Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.

People who are overweight don't want unsolicited advice. Guess what. We know we're fat. We live in homes with mirrors.

We often hear that people mean well: that so many just don't how to interact with people with disabilities. They're unsure of the 'right' reaction, so they default to condescension that makes them feel better in the face of their discomfort.

Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.

How do we know that Moses was grown up? Because he went out unto his brethren, and was ready to bear the burdens and share the plight of his people. Maturity is sensitivity to human suffering.