Quotes About Empathy

I myself must also say I believe it is true that in the end humanitarianism will triumph; only I fear that at the same time the world will be one big hospital and each person will be the other person's humane keeper.

Distrust all those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

We would not say very much in company if we realized how often we misunderstand what others say.

If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.

But you will never know another's heart, unless you are prepared to give yours too.

Anyone that doesn't know foreign languages knows nothing of his own.

If we put ourselves in the place of other people, the jealousy and hatred we so often feel about them would disappear, and if we put others in our place, pride and conceit would greatly diminish.

But there are times," said Charlotte, "when it is necessary and an act of friendship to write nothing rather than not to write.

Even people who are entirely strange and indifferent to one another will exchange confidences if they live together for a while, and a certain intimacy is bound to develop.

Men's wretchedness in soothe I so deplore, Not even I would plague the sorry creatures more.

It is not easy in this world for one person to understand the next one.

I treat my little heart like a sick child: whatever it wishes for is granted.

Poor souls! their miseries seem so much to please 'em, I scarce can find it in my heart to tease 'em.

Una palabra sensata se atrofia en un oído duro.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.

You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.

The only joy in this hard life is serving others.

Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others.

My goal in life is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared

Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.

To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting.

The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of your relationships.

Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.