Quotes About Empathy

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own.

It does not matter much whom we live with in this world, but it matters a great deal whom we dream of.

How are you feeling? What problems are you facing? How can I help you solve those problems? That's the kind of conversation that helps married couples stay in love with each other. Or it leads people into affairs when it's done outside of marriage and with someone of the opposite sex. It's intimate conversation.

Do you usually have a good feeling whenever you think about ______? Would you rather be with _______ than anyone else? Do you enjoy telling ______ your deepest feelings and most private experiences? Do you feel a "chemistry" between you and _______? Does _______ bring out the best in you?

Hij lachte over de mislukkingen die ik hem vertelde. Maar hij lachte mij niet uit. Nee, eerder lachte hij, zoals iemand lacht over fouten die hij zelf lang geleden, begaan heeft, met nog wel wat verdriet omdat hij gefaald heeft, maar ook voldoening omdat hij ze overwon, of van geen belang meer acht.

In a fallen world, the only currency of love is suffering. Indeed, the only way to tell how much one person loves another is by what that person is willing to endure for the other.

Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.

If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and of remorse as his own … how much kinder, how much gentler he would be.

bo," I begged. "Please, breathe." After a few minutes, the contraction subsided, and Soo-bo sank into the bed. Her face was ashen, and sweat matted her

Faster cars, wider roads, and fancier fires do not make better picnics. Nor do cold wars produce warm hearts.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

You know more about your child than I can ever hope to know, what advice can you give me to make a better teacher for her?

More generally, when we find ourselves irritated by someone's shortcomings, we should pause to reflect on our own shortcomings.

It will help us to overcome our anger, says Seneca, if we remind ourselves that our behavior also angers other people: "We are bad men living among bad men, and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another.

One sign of maturity is a realization of the extent to which you, either intentionally or unintentionally, make life difficult for those around you. Consequently, you should keep in mind the words of Seneca: "we are bad men living among bad men; and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another."1

One sign of maturity is a realization of the extent to which you, either intentionally or unintentionally, make life difficult for those around you. Consequently, you should keep in mind the words of Seneca: "we are bad men living among bad men; and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another.

Our goal should therefore be to become indifferent to other people's opinions of us. He adds that if we can succeed in doing this, we will improve the quality of our life.

He adds that if we detect anger and hatred within us and wish to seek revenge, one of the best forms of revenge on another person is to refuse to be like him.12

Seneca: "we are bad men living among bad men; and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another."1 Another thing to keep in mind

He adds that if we detect anger and hatred within us and wish to seek revenge, one of the best forms of revenge on another person is to refuse to be like him.12 S

in the course of trying to train a horse, we punish him, it should be because we want him to obey us in the future, not because we are angry about his failure to obey us in the past.

Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.