Quotes About Empathy

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

If you are looking for a friend who is faultless, you will be friendless.

To love is human. To feel pain is human. Yet to still love despite the pain is pure angel.

Anyone can find fault. It is the wise person who finds that which encourages another in the turmoils and strifes of the day.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try to treat the world better than it treated you.

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Many people have ideas on how others should change; few people have ideas on how they should change.

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Real kindness seeks no return.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Loving one another is half of wisdom.

Without memory, there is no healing. Without forgiveness, there is no future.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.

O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.