Quotes About Empathy

Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.

I just want to touch people's ears. I want to touch people's lives. I want to give them something they can release to towards their anger.

Feeling someone else's anger is bad; being left alone is worse.

If you think about a child that is born and how it's born, if it has racism in his genes, every child that is raised up to hit or beat someone up with anger and resentments.

Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself.

To behave rightly, we ourselves should never lay a hand on our servants as long as our anger lasts. Things will seem different to us when we have quieted and cooled down.

A kinsman in trouble had to be saved, not blamed; anger against a brother was felt in the flesh, not in the bone.

Like a cube of ice, anger cannot be eliminated by applying force, only by applying warmth, compassion and kindness.

There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively.

To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that summum bonum, the greatest good.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors!

Remember, confrontation is about reconciliation and awareness, not judgement or anger.

I don't hate people, i assume they are dead!

Give me your past, all your pain, all your anger, all your guilt. Release it to me, and I will be a safe harbor for the life you need to leave behind.

When someone attempts to insult you know that they are inadvertently giving away what would insult them.

I didn't want to hurt him!" Ender cried. "Why didn't he just leave me alone!

Have we become so defensive that we cannot even tolerate a kind act?

... Will ye be there for him in his time of need, or do you prefer to take your anger with you to the grave?

To be angry implies you care

Be alert! Some people have problems. Don't let them be your problem and don't ever allow their problems to infect you through their words and actions! Stay happy!

When heart speaks and heart listens, harmony is produced. When head talks and head listens, argument is produced.

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed by logic.

Never get into an argument with a schizophrenic person and say, Who do you think you are?