Quotes About Empathy

Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life.

Feeling part of something much larger than the self is music to our ears. This transformation of the self brought about by awe is a powerful antidote to the isolation and loneliness that is epidemic today.

Ha sempre sospettato che la signora madre, in un lontano passato in cui era giovanissima e immaginosa, ha scelto di farsi morta per non dovere morire. Da lì deve venire quella sua speciale capacità di accettare ogni noia col massimo della condiscendenza e il minimo dello sforzo.

Sapete, alle volte è l'amore degli altri che ci innamora: vediamo una persona solo quando essa chiede i nostri occhi.

Conosceva tutti i pettegolezzi del paese, ma non era maligna, anzi cercava di rimediare a tutte le gelosie, a tutte le invidie, mettendo una mezza parola di qua, una allusione benevola di la'. Sempre disposta a vedere il bene nascosto tra i mali come un fico maturo e succoso in mezzo alle pale spinose e impolverate della convivenza quotidiana.

There is one type of gambling which should always be encouraged. It is betting on goodness. When a person has wronged you, be good to him. If he adds insult to injury, double the bet. And keep on doubling it. You will surely win!

If you wish to live in harmony, you must respect every person and, in non-essential matters, yield!

Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy from lack of character.

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love--takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of of others.

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.

Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.

When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.

Human wisdom has advanced to the point where man can construct satellites. And yet man in his wisdom cannot find a way to rescue and old woman in Vietnam from her tragic plight. We can't wait to find out what the pockmarked face of the far side of the moon loks like, but we have no time to consider what meaning those wrinkles of sorrow etched deep into tha face of an old woman may have for us

Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest.

It is impossible to build one's happiness on the unhappiness of others.

Surely the world we live in is but the world that lives in us.

there is nothing wrong in talking quietly; it only makes people listen harder.

It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.