Quotes About Empathy

The cultivation of tender feelings breeds considerate regard for the sufferings of others. Modesty and complaisance, actuated by respect for others' feelings, are at the root of politeness.

the boyish desire of the small Britisher, Tom Brown, "to leave behind him the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy or turned his back on a big one.

Kumazawa:—"When others blame thee, blame them not; when others are angry at thee, return not anger. Joy cometh only as Passion and Desire part.

That's what you really need is self-love. That's the answer to a lot of problems.

Don't judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins

I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

You're well enough looked after now' says Farouq. 'We are your friends. Don't we care about you? All this bitterness, it's in your own mind. To be accepted as a human being, you must behave like one. The more human you act, the more human you'll be.' He spoils the effect of this decent speech by adding with a smirk, 'Four-foot cunt.

She thought she could see the lines on his forehead even in this darkness, she thought she could hear his heart beat with this colossal pain that had descended upon them all. She did not pity herself, or them, or wonder what they had done to deserve all of this, or even think that perhaps they were all paying their dues for some sin they had committed in a previous life. This was life, such as it was, and it had to be borne, it had to be lived.

Jei ?žeidžiau jus, J?s? Šviesybe, vadinasi, nusipeln?te kiekvieno priekaišto.

Poverty can make people self-centered

There are so many much bigger realities that bring pain and anger that I've learned to seek out small joys every day. It is one of the greatest forms of self-defense that I know. My

Malina: calm the commotion. Disturb the calm. Me: (doltente, Molto Mosso) But when will the time finally come to accomplish this, when can I do and do nothing more, all at once? When will the time come when I can find time for that? When will it be time to stop all false differentiation and categorization, to stop false fear and suffering, senseless empathy, this constant, senseless pondering and musing! (Una corda) I want to think my way out slowly. (Tutte le corde) Is that the way it is?

Oder leiden die anderen nicht so sehr darunter, weil sie kein andres System haben, die Welt zu sehen?

What of those loving, accepting, understanding voices? Do you hear them? Or do you only hear what hurts?

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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. – Charles Dickens

Nothing slays me faster than a guy who can show compassion and kindness.

All cruelty springs from weakness." —Seneca

I felt it shelter to speak to you. ~ Emily Dickinson

The way my heart hurt with hope for them as I watched them struggle with every step forward.

Real kindness seeks no return; What return can the world make to rain clouds? ~ Tiruvalluvar

Wasn't there something inherently selfish about confessions, anyway? The guilty party's chance to purge their guilt. Never mind that another person got flattened in the process. Ignorance was bliss. No pain in not knowing.