Quotes About Empathy

I soothe my conscience with the thought that it's better for unkind words to be down on paper than for Mother to have to carry them around in her heart.

No one understands me! This phrase is part of me, and as unlikely as it may seem, there's a kernel of truth in it. Sometimes I'm so deeply buried under self-reproaches that I long for a word of comfort to help me dig myself out again. If only I had someone who took my feelings seriously. Alas, I haven't' yet found that person, so the search must go on.

But you're always a help to me! he said. How? I asked, greatly surprised. By being cheerful.

Ik word zelf bang als ik aan allen denk met wie ik me altijd zo innig verbonden voelde en die nu overgeleverd zijn aan de wreedste beulen die er ooit bestaan hebben. En dat alles omdat ze joden zijn.

Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying. The most you can do is pray for God to perform a miracle and save at least some of them.

Maar één ding weet ik nu en dat is dit: je leert de mensen pas goed kennen als je een keer echte ruzie met ze gemaakt hebt. Pas dan kun je hun karakter beoordelen.

Everyone is born equal; we all come into the world helpless and innocent. We all breathe the same air, and many of us believe in the same God. And yet … and yet, to many people this one small difference is a huge one! It's huge because many people have never realized what the difference is, for if they had they would have discovered long ago that there's actually no difference at all!

Paper is more patient than people.

Jan Gies won't need to. He'll let his wife ride piggyback, and then Miep

When I think about our lives here, I

I've asked myself again and again whether it wouldn't have been better if we hadn't gone into hiding, if we were dead now and didn't have to go through this misery, especially so that the others could be spared the burden. But we all shrink from this thought. We still love life, we haven't yet forgotten the voice of nature, and we keep hoping, hoping for... everything.

Plânsul poate s?-È›i aduc? o mare uÈ™urare, dar numai dac? ai pe cineva lâng? tine.

Are most people so stingy and selfish? I've gained some insight into human nature since I came here, which is good, but I've had enough for the present.

Azi-diminea?? am înÈ›eles c? nu s-a schimbat nimic, dimpotriv?, în timp ce am crescut È™i m-am maturizat, a crescut È™i iubirea din mine.

Nu-i aÈ™a c? sunt groaznic? fiindc? sunt preocupat? tot timpul de mine îns?mi?

Uma pessoa feliz tornará as outras felizes; uma pessoa com coragem e fé nunca morrerá na desgraça!

Uneori mi se pare foarte trist c? nu putem m?rturisi nim?nui, nici m?car oamenilor care ne sunt cei mai apropia?i, ce avem pe suflet.

Love, what is love?

condemn me, but think of me as a person who sometimes

Nu exist? decât o singur? regul? de care trebuie s? È›ii seama: s? râzi de toate È™i s? nu-È›i pese de nimeni! Pare egoist, dar, în realitate, ?sta e singurul remediu pentru cei care-È™i plâng singuri de mil?.

I've known a lot of sorrow, but who hasn't at my age?

I have the strong feeling that Peter and I aren't really as different as we may seem on the surface, and I'll explain why: neither Peter nor I have a mother.

it's better for unkind words to be down on paper than for Mother to have to carry them around in her heart

parecer no me falta nada, salvo la amiga del alma. Con