Quotes About Empathy

when we fail to be kind and loving, then we fail to be wise.

HAPPIEST ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE THE MOST HAPPINESS TO OTHERS.

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." He laughed robustly.

He couldn't function if anyone was upset with him; he even disliked being around other people's arguments. When a situation became too intense for him, he simply moved on.

The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

It was awkward, too. People didn't know what to say after the accident. In fact, I didn't want anyone to say anything. What I needed was someone to listen. Few of my friends understood that.

You know I'm living vicariously through you.

No man has ever crawled out from under his wife's criticism to be a better man—no matter how justified her condemnation.

Just remember, you are fighting a woman who is in the dime-a-dozen class. They are everywhere, ready to steal away the heart of the man who feels uncared for and unappreciated. The tool of your warfare is your loving, kind, delightful, radiant, adoring self.

The nature of love is about paying attention to the people who matter, about still giving when you are too tired to give. Be a mother who listens, a father who cuddles, a friend who calls back, a helping neighbor, a loving child.

Interpretar un alma torturada sobre el escenario era más fácil para Ian sin el ojo vigilante de la mujer que lavaba su ropa interior.

Grownups shouldn't turn their backs on children.

The people who hate us can't see through the wall.

All girls [should read] THE BREADWINNER by Deborah Ellis. ~ Malala Yousafzai

Words wound deeper than any knife, my lord. Often they fester and never heal.

There's been too much hurt. Too much pain. I just want it to stop.

Letting go is the hardest part... but you have to look at it through their eyes and realize the pain you caused them is that same pain you feel now.

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The truth is, most people don't want advice—they want empathy and compassion.

All things being equal, people will buy from a friend. All things being not quite so equal, people will still buy from a friend.

Start thinking of strangers as people who can bring new dimensions to your life, not as persons to be feared.

So dating is a great opportunity to hear someone else's stories. Listen to them actively and empathetically—and even share some of your own when it's appropriate—but don't kill the conversation with domination. Listening is a great way to find out if there's something worth pursuing in that person sitting across from you.

The key is to have a genuine interest in what the other person is saying, along with a genuine desire to hear the response. So while you get to be quiet, you do not get to be passive. You must actively participate in the conversation.

If another person is friendly to me, I find it easy to be friendly back. However, I don't wait to make sure the other person is friendly before I'm friendly in return.