Quotes About Empathy

we're finally getting a little wisdom when we're able to see that even loss can be beautiful if it makes us love more the things we haven't lost.

There is an old saying, 'It takes one to know one.' We see in others what we like and don't like in ourselves. If we embrace these parts of ourselves we will be able to see others as they are, not as we see them through our cloud of projection.

I realized I only judged people when they displayed a quality I could not accept in myself.

We project our own shortcomings onto others. We say to others what we should be saying to ourselves.

Kindness is something that should always be passed on.

Every human has the capacity to love

forgiveness isn't a gift we give the offender. It's something we do for ourselves.

Don't make assumptions. Ask and let me explain. Don't decide what you think I feel.

Being kind is like looking at your own reflection in the calm waters of a lake. Then the act of kindness ripples those waters, like a stone tossed upon the surface.

A woman who would make his dreams hers and allow him to be part of hers. One who was kind and gentle. Loving and tender. Sensible.

Doing something for someone else made you feel better about yourself.

The thing I've learned - and trust me, I'm no expert- is that forgiveness isn't a gift we give the offender. It's something we do for ourselves

I could have walked out at any time. I'm the one who turned a bind eye. I'm the one who chose to die a little with every one of his affairs, so no, bottom line: I choose not to hate him, If I have any anger, its directed at myself. I don't know why I waited so long to take care of myself emotionally and spiritually.

Forgiveness is hard, and most people tend to hold on to their hurts, to take some kind of perverse satisfaction in them.

Guide to Moving On. The first item on that list was: Don't allow yourself to wallow in your pain. Reach out. Volunteer. Do something you love or something to help others.

As a kid I can remember my mother telling me that our lives are merely a reflection of what we see and do. If we are kind, others will treat us with kindness. If we love, we will be loved. If we care, we will be cared for.

A successful marriage isn't finding the right person, it's being the right person.

If kindness can alter two people's attitudes toward each other, just imagine what it could do to change our world, one relationship at a time.

Darlene used to say it was a couple's duty to keep their eyes open, their ears open, their hearts open and their mouths shut.

A good friendship—like this one with Hallie—endured. It sustained you during times of crisis. It was there for you during the good times and the bad.

She clung to life, not for herself, but for Julia's sake. It hurt her to know Ruth was in pain. Why did those who were good always have to suffer?

Don't allow yourself to wallow in your pain. Reach out. Volunteer. Do something you love or something to help others.

It's hard when we can't see each other's smiles as we pass

Women are more sensitive than men.