Quotes About Empathy

What makes a human being want to kill another who has done him no personal harm? Patriotism.

I am not a doctor,' I replied, 'I only help those who come to me in desperation. When a man is brought to me naked I do not know his race or allegiance. I will treat the sick, and if you do not allow me to do so, then I will treat no one.

Suffering is the common lot of man.

He sounded so lonely; he always had. It was so easy for him to fall into himself; she'd always had to work so hard to get him to stay in the world. He hid in his head, and it wasn't good for him, he was always so much happier when she would coax him out of there.

From now on, I would surround myself with people who loved me, not people who hated me.

After a while, you find yourself waiting for that wrong note, you want to hear that wrong note, that subtle variance in pitch. People aren't machines. They make mistakes. They hit wrong notes.

All his life he'd viewed the world from a skewed perspective. And now he'd finally met someone who was seeing the same world he was seeing. That was a good feeling. Talking

I want the soul stuff, the melding of the mind stuff.

A cat can be great company if you're a cat person. If you're not, well, let's just say that you shouldn't go there.

But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being and living.

If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.

Mean people are no fun.

you are there to meet the needs of others. You are there to serve others. You are there to give. You are there to sacrifice.

The world will know if we are Christians or not by the way we who are believers act toward one another.

If you love change more than you love people, you have already failed as a leader.

Leaders are first to care for the sheep. They are to love the sheep. They are to serve the sheep. If change is attempted without love, you have failed already.

This outward focus prepares the members for change. It gets them looking beyond their own needs to the needs of their community and the world.

Vibrant and living churches look after the interests of others. They are concerned for their communities. They open the door for others.

Did you get that? Vibrant and living churches look after the interests of others. They are concerned for their communities. They open the door for others.