Quotes About Empathy

The actions of a human being, even of fifteen months of age, may not be without significance to a sympathetic eye.

Here in America, religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. They've lost the Axial Age vision of concern for everybody.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.

There is no age barrier when it comes to Christlike service.

Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?

I have begun in old age to understand...that we seldom if ever realize how generous we are to ourselves, and just how stingy with others.

In the absence of touching and being touched, people of all ages can sicken and grow touched starved. Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.

There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth's burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.

Have a care lest the wrinkles in the face extend to the heart.

We have progressed from the stone age and moved on to the age of stone hearted people

I chose to tell the story visually, so that anyone of any age, from any country, could understand it.

A very long time ago, Grandmother had wanted to tell about all the things they did, but no one had bothered to ask. And now she had lost the urge.

Age, that acquaints us with infirmities in ourselves, should make us tender in our reprehension of weakness elsewhere.

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

It comes with age. I can't watch movies that are inhumane.

Robert De Niro is just evolved as a human being. He's a very kind guy. Age has been good for him, in terms of just, he's very kind.

In my day we let the wolfswans incapable of birthing our young die. (Markus) Then it's a good thing we're in the twenty-first century and not the Dark Ages, isn't it? (Fang)

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining.

I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid.

One needs only to get old to become milder; I don't see anyone make a mistake I hadn't also made.

One spares old people just as one spares children.

People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.

When you get to be my age there are more and more people you have known that you miss. Brion [Gysin], Antony Balch, Ian Summerville are ones I think of right away I was quite close to.