Quotes About Empathy

I think of animals in cages, pressed close against each other.

Those who have suffered much become very bitter or very gentle.

Caring for people often takes the form of concern for the quality of their stories, not for their feelings.

Why be concerned with gossip? Because it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistakes of others than to recognize our own.

it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistakes of others than to recognize our own.

every human being has had the experience of not telling someone to go to hell. One

We can live comfortably with colleagues without ever noticing that they actually do not see the world as we do.

the common admonition to "act calm and kind regardless of how you feel" is very good advice: you are likely to be rewarded by actually feeling calm and kind.

We were sufficiently similar to understand each other easily, and sufficiently different to surprise each other.

act calm and kind regardless of how you feel

A veces haremos más que los demás, pero es útil saber que posiblemente tengamos esa sensación cuando cada miembro del equipo también la tiene.

if we want people to feel that they have been treated with respect and dignity, we might have to tolerate some noise.

But why people? I asked. What does he care about people? He's a bear.

Johanna non sarebbe mai venuta a sapere di quelle visite, lo aveva giurato a se stesso, avrebbe mentito perfino sotto tortura. Era tenuto ad allontanare da lei ogni dolore, non a dirle la verità. Sapere è doloroso. Non passava giorno senza che si augurasse di avere meno conoscenza.

Its easy to make frends if you let pepul laff at you.

How strange it is that people of honest feelings and sensibilty, who would not take advantage of a man born without arms or legs or eyes—how such people think nothing of abusing a man with low intelligence.

Who's to say that my light is better than your darkness? Who's to say death is better than your darkness? Who am I to say?

How can I make him understand that he did not create me? He makes the same mistake as the others when they look at a feeble-minded person and laugh because they don't understand there are human feelings involved.

Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn.

TO BE HAPPY, BE VIRTUOUS. THERE ARE ONLY TWO REASONS TO EVER DO ANYTHING; TO BE HAPPY, AND TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE BE HAPPY. ALL VIRTUE LIES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THAT, IN WORKING FOR OTHERS, IN PROTECTING THE WEAK FROM THE STRONG.

Being truly human and living in community are inseparable. This wisdom is beautifully captured in an African proverb: "I am human only because you are human."13

you know, when my father died, I spent alot of time thinking I wasn't a great son. like, maybe I could've listened more, or spend more time together. I felt so guilty, he did everything for me, and I did nothing for him. then, one day, I realized I did the greatest think before he died. I held his hand, and said goodbye.

Keep in mind that everyone is doing the best they possibly can and realize that if they knew better, they'd do better—therefore, be gentle.

Lift up humanity. Turn toward those who try to do you harm, and silently bless them