Quotes About Sympathy

Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.

An atmosphere of sympathetic influence encircles every human being; and the man or woman who feels strongly, healthily and justly, on the great interests of humanity, is a constant benefactor to the human race.

O, ye who visit the distressed, do ye know that everything your money can buy, given with a cold, averted face, is not worth one honest tear shed in real sympathy?

And in those tears they all shed together, the high and the lowly, melted away all the heart-burnings and anger of the oppressed. O, ye who visit the distressed, do ye know that everything your money can buy, given with a cold, averted face, is not worth one honest tear shed in real sympathy?

The woman did not sob nor weep. She had gone to a place where tears are dry; but every one around her was, in some way characteristic of themselves, showing signs of hearty sympathy.

do ye know that everything your money can buy, given with a cold, averted face, is not worth one honest tear shed in real sympathy?

Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good.

She knew him so well, the amused, detached tone of his voice, the scroll of his ear, his eyes, his bony frame. Someone whom she always wanted in the room, someone who saw the world the same way, and it had always been like that.

Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.

And as the bandage knot was tightened The two men smiled into each other's eyes.

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.

A gentle word is never lost...It cheers the heart when sorrow-tossed, And lulls the cares that bruise it.

If men and women are to understand each other, to enter into each other's nature with mutual sympathy, and to become capable of genuine comradeship, the foundation must be laid in youth.

Something I learned long ago. It is not necessary to know what a person is afraid of. It is enough to know the person is afraid.

Empathy involves at least emotional sensitivity to others and at most an ability to understand another's point of view.

There, there, there.

Humour in its highest reach mingles with pathos: it voices sorrow for our human lot and reconciliation with it.

I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy when Polish frontiers were crossed by invading armies and the sovereign state had to succumb to brutal force.

It's always sad if anybody you know has a personal problem.

Sorry about the squishy in your shoe. Must've been something I ate.

Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation.

If you have ever lost a loved one, then you know exactly how it feels. And if you have not, then you cannot possibly imagine it.

it is a sad truth in life that when someone has lost a loved one, friends sometimes avoid the person, just when the presence of friends is most needed.

There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just crying about something terrible that has happened, but a crying for all of the terrible things that have happened, not just to you but to everyone you know and to everyone you don't know and even the people you don't want to know, a crying that cannot be diluted by a brave deed or a kind word, but only by someone holding you as your shoulders shake and your tears run down your face.