Quotes About Empathy

In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president.

In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.

As a society, we are typically deeply disassociated from animal cruelty, but more than ever, animal protection organizations are telling the backstory.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

We cannot progress as a society, as a people, if we lack compassion.

Raising self-centered kids is not good for society, but it's also not good for their own mental health to be completely self-absorbed.

The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is non-interference with their own particular ways of being happy, provided those ways do not assume to interfere by violence with ours.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

I would like people to pay attention to the idea of rational empathy, and that as a society, we are walking down a path that's well-trodden throughout history.

Education is the way to achieve far-reaching results, it is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society.

Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves.

Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

We'll just have to get along. That's what people do, you know? They just get along. And try to help each other.

Compassion for animals is something that every child has naturally but they are lured away from these instincts by society's nasty habits.

We live in a society that is afraid of ways of being it doesn't understand.

We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.

I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance.

When someone else's safety and acceptance in society is on the line, your personal discomfort comes in a very distant second.

The measure of a society is its compassion.

A thief is one who insists on sharing his victimhood.

Silence is what causes most of humanity's problems

I think it is really, really important that those of us who have deep faith lives don't feel that we could just substitute our own views for everybody else in society, regardless of their views.

We need to build up society in the light of the Beatitudes, walking towards the Kingdom with the least among us.