Quotes About Empathy

Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood.

Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)

Be worthy love, and love will come.

Fives feel so close to their mothers that they sometimes overestimate her ability to read their minds. They are often quick and a little impatient and don't always give all the necessary clues as to what they are talking about. Then they tend to be quite angry if she doesn't pick up on their story at once. It takes a quick wit to be a mother.

Avoid getting all upset by your child's demands and rigidities. Try to see these behaviors not as badness or rebellion but rather as immaturity. Try to appreciate the wonder and complexity of growing behavior, even when it makes trouble for you.

And what's the use of talking, if you already know that others don't feel what you feel?

He was the wolf, and she was the rational hare, forgiving and accepting him as he was.

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.

One of the most important parts of education is learning to get along with other people.

I like to know what my friends are thinking and feeling. If too long a time elapses without my checking up on these things, I find that where once was a friend there is now a pleasant stranger.

We do know that no one gets wise enough to really understand the heart of another, though it is the task of our life to try.

don't read anything except what destroys the insulation between yourself and your experience...

Little lies that make people feel better are not bad, like thanking someone for a meal they made even if you hated it, or telling a sick person they look better when they don't, or someone with a hideous new hat that it's lovely. But to yourself you must tell the truth

The Golden Rule of Parenting is do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

As I forgive myself, it becomes easier to forgive others.

If I want to be loved as I am, I have to be willing to love others as they are.

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

each of us is doing the very best we can at this very moment. If we knew better, if we had more understanding and awareness, then we would do it differently.

If I want to be accepted as I am, then I need to be willing to accept others as they are.

I forgive you for not being the way I wanted you to be. I forgive you and I set you free." This affirmation sets us free.

If someone is ill, bless them and send them love and peace, don't demand that they get well.

We need to understand that they were doing the best they could with the understanding, awareness, and knowledge they had at that time.

Love erases even the deepest and most painful memories because love goes deeper than anything else.