Quotes About Empathy

Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested, but he'll make a good face of it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies.

He had no sense of compassion for the Wargals who had died for him. They were nothing more than a tool for him to use.

Will wondered how Horace could be so calm. He was unaware that Horace was asking himself the same question about Will, feeling the same knotting of stomach muscles. The

Realizing that he was unlikely to ever get the final word with his horse, Halt let the matter drop.

Cassandra sighed and shook her head at his total lack of concern. "You're obviously not a mother," she said. Horace raised his eyebrows. "Thank goodness for that.

good lady" was anything but fair. She was middle-aged, overweight and plain in the extreme. But that was no reason why she should be subjected to this sort of terror, Halt thought grimly. She held back, whimpering with fear at the sight of the black figure before her.

Vrienden zouden elkaar niet hoeven te bedanken,' zei hij. Maar Cassandra was het daar niet mee eens. Ze stond op en liep naar hem toe. 'Dat hoeven we ook niet,' zei ze. 'Maar dat willen we wel.' Ze legde haar handen op zijn schouders, boog zich voorover, maar keek toen eerst achterom naar Alyss. 'Mag ik?' 'Voor deze keer dan!' grijnsde Alyss en de prinses gaf Will een dikke pakkerd op beide wangen.

And trust me," said Crowley, who had kissed two women in his entire life—and one of them his mother—"I know about women." Halt felt a warm glow suffuse his breast at his friend's words. "Yes," he said happily. "I should think you do.

Jij bent getraind in uren stilzitten, terwijl een heel mierenleger over je heen marcheert en allebei je benen slapen... Jij hebt het maar makkelijk. Jij kunt tenminste nog door dat gaatje kijken!' Will keek hem geërgerd aan. 'Wat moet het erg zijn om jou te zijn,' fluisterde hij gemeen. 'Zo'n groot lijf vol kriebelende mieren, en dan nog geen kijkgaatje ook!' 'Ach, hou je bek,' zei Arnaut. Iets slimmers wist hij niet te verzinnen.

Erak kreunde. 'Nu weet ik pas hoe mensen zich voelden als ze mij aan zagen komen.

Ow!" said Horace as the Ranger's fingers probed and poked around the bruise. Did that hurt?" Halt asked, and Horace looked at him with exasperation. Of course it did," he said sharply. "That's why I said 'ow!

Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human.

There is no need to stand for what is right. People are entitled to their own opinion and they are right in their own way. By choosing to be kind, you avoid the conflict of explaining why you are right. You are only feeding your ego for justifying the reasons why you are right. Choosing to be kind means accepting the reasons why people do what they do. By living your life in this manner, you drive away hostility and

Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.

It is not only species of animal that die out, but whole species of feeling. And if you are wise you will never pity the past for what it did not know, but pity yourself for what it did.

We are the environment and how we treat each other is really how we treat the environment

We do not need to be mighty when we are faced with weakness." - Ezekyle Abaddon

Jesus did not heal the sick in order to coax them to be Christians. He healed because it was His nature to heal.

Quick point: If you've been trained on the "Five Whys" of problem solving or selling, that's not what we're talking about here. Those are useful and appropriate. What we're referring to are questions that begin with "Why" and have the "poor me" tone that leads straight to the classic pity party.) Anyone

I think Job and I understand each other better now. It was not the boils, but the free advice!

It's always worth while before you do anything to consider whether it's going to hurt another person more than is absolutely necessary.

Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save.

here's what I've learned - people will hurt you, but you don't have to respond - not every mean comment or cruel act deserves to be noticed ...

when someone is honest and vulnerable, they wring my heart - I want to hug them for being real...