Quotes About Empathy

la gente no se la conoce bien hasta que no se ha tenido una verdadera pelea con ella.

person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!

No matter how poor one is, one can still give others riches

What on earth can you do with such a silly, sniveling specimen of humanity?

All those Dutch people who still look down on the British, scoff at England and its government of aging lords, call the English cowards, yet hate the Germans, should be given a good shaking, the way you'd plump up a pillow. Maybe that would straighten out their jumbled brains!

Y el que es feliz hace feliz a los demás; el que tiene valor y fe, nunca estará sumido en la desgracia.

Lo que importa es tener a alguien a tu lado por el resto de tu vida, alguien que te comprende y que no tienes que compartir con nadie!

Acalmo a consciência com o pensamento de que é melhor escrever as palavras cruéis no papel, do que a Mamã ter de as carregar no coração.

Must I keep thinking about those other people, whatever I am doing? And if I want to laugh about something, should I stop myself quickly and feel ashamed that I am cheerful? Ought I then to cry the whole day long? No, that I can't do. Besides, in time this gloom will wear off.

but I long to have a really good time for once and to laugh so hard it hurts. We're stuck in this house like lepers

No me juzgues, sino considérame simplemente como un ser que siente a veces que la copa desborda.

Despite all my theories and efforts, I miss -- every day and every hour of the day -- having a mother who understands me. That's why with everything I do and write, I imagine the kind of mom I'd like to be to my children later on. The kind of mom who doesn't take everything people say too seriously, but who does take me seriously.

I understand my girlfriends better than my own mother. Isn't that a shame?

When I think about our lives here, I usually come to the conclusion that we live in a paradise compared to the Jews who aren't in hiding. All the same, later on, when everything has returned to normal, I'll probably wonder how we, who always lived in such comfortable circumstances, could have "sunk" so low.

Esto es algo que nunca debemos olvidar: mientras otros muestran su heroísmo en la guerra o frente a los alemanes, nuestros protectores lo hacen con su buen ánimo y el cariño que nos demuestran.

While washing up, Bep began talking to Mother and Mrs van Daan about how discourages she gets. What help did those two offer her? Our tactless mother, especially, only made things go from bad to worse. Do you know what her advice was? That she should think about all the other people in the world who are suffering! How can thinking about the misery of others help if you're miserable yourself?

Non impari a conoscer la gente se non quando ci hai ben litigato insieme. Soltanto allora ne puoi giudicare il carattere

Man lernt die Menschen erst gut kennen, wenn man einmal richtigen Streit mit ihnen gehabt hat. Erst dann kann man ihren Charakter beurteilen!

Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears.

I tried to understand the Anne of last year and make apologies for her, because as long as I leave you with these accusations and don't attempt to explain what prompted them, my conscience won't be clear.

November 27th, 1943 It was mean of me to treat her that way, and now she was looking at me, oh so helplessly, with her pale face and beseeching eyes. If only I could help her! Dear God, I have everything I could wish for, while fate has her in its deadly clutches. She was as devout as I am, maybe even more so, and she too wanted to do what was right. But then why have I been chosen to live, while she's probably going to die? What's the difference between us? Why are we now so far apart?

El llanto es capaz de proporcionar alivio, pero tiene que haber alguien con quien llorar.

Peleándose abiertamente una buena vez es como se aprende a conocerse a fondo. ¡Es entonces cuando en realidad puede juzgarse un carácter!

Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should, stupid, cowardly, calculating, etc., etc. All day long I hear nothing but what an exasperating child I am, and although I laugh it off and pretend not to mind, I do mind. I wish I could ask God to give me another personality, one that doesn't antagonize everyone.