Quotes About Empathy

también quiere escuchar que la amas tal como es, ella quiere saber que no importa si su cuerpo cambia.

Nous ne faisions rien de mal cet après-midi-là. Et c'est cela à mon avis le seul sens à donner à sa vie: trouver son bonheur sans augmenter la douleur du monde.

Another human being's suffering is not magically erased because the person who caused it says that they didn't mean to do it.

I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person, and responsibility to the whole, not just chasing the next moment of feeling twinkly and high.

and very carefully to them the truth of what you know, but with kindness in your heart. Have compassion for them, because not everybody starts on an equal playing field. Love, Gloria

She looked at the people around her and felt not just that she was surrounded by strangers, but that she herself was strange, somehow, that something kept her from ever fully bridging the gap between who she was and who all these other people, making their way through the very same day, were.

Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much.

Saying thank you creates love.

You don't have to save the world, but you can be in the world-that's where the beauty comes from.

The only word for love is everybody's name.

Denn, wie einer von Daniels Lehrern zu sagen pflegte: "Die ZEit an sich wird erst durch Akte wahrer Menschlichkeit erschaffen.

You don't believe in evil," she said slowly. "For you everything is just a misunderstanding.

There's no such thing as a problem that's yours and not mine.

When you love a woman, you love yourself, and it's terrible really, how it seems perfectly possible to swallow the other. With a man you want to join, you want your ribs to connect like handcuffs. But with a woman if you swallow, she becomes you.

Such faults, you must work to overcome in yourselves....But treasure them in each other, if you can. These failings, they're part of the people we love. They make us human, and the more they are loved, the more you look on them with compassion and patience, the less they nip at your heels and make problems in your life together.

And this, I say to you, is the key to a lasting marriage: a spouse who knows and forgives your foibles. It's easy to love strengths....I wish that you should learn to love the worst in each other, too - pride and anger, vanity, fear.

De qué sirve ser rico si no tiene uno pobres a su alrededor para compadecerlos?

Amar la belleza es un sufrimiento, si quienes están a nuestro lado se niegan si quiera a prestarle atención

Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. 1 Peter 4:8, THE MESSAGE

Who are you thinking about? Who are you thanking God for? Who has needs that you can bring before the Father with joy?

Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Philippians 2:3–4, NLT

Are you unhappy? Do you feel lost and lacking in purpose? Focus on the needs of others and serve as Jesus did.

Are you in conflict with someone? Maybe you feel you've done everything you can to make things right. But is there anything else you can do? It would please God so much.

When you find yourself in a position where you could easily point an accusing finger—or have an accusing finger pointed at you—think, trust, and forgive.