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Quotes About Empathy

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness.
~ Harold S. Kushner
No joy can equal the joy of serving others.
~ Sai Baba
The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.
~ Theodor Reik
When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.
~ Marshall B. Rosenberg
Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.
~ Bill Walton
A lot of happiness can be brought to the mentally distraught by a little understanding.
~ Jayne Mansfield
Release the joy that is inside of another, and you release the joy that is inside of you.
~ Neale Donald Walsch
The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel.
~ Dalai Lama
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
~ Dalai Lama
The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others.
~ Shantideva
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
~ Dalai Lama
If you would not be laughed at, be the first to laugh at yourself.
~ Benjamin Franklin
If each one of us could make just one other happy, the whole world would know happiness.
~ Georges Simenon
The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.
~ Dalai Lama
A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.
~ Dolly Parton
You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy.
~ Alan Cohen
The fastest way to your own happiness is to make another happy.
~ Deepak Chopra
Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.
~ Paramahansa Yogananda
When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.
~ Nelson Mandela
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
~ Madame De Maintenon
That's how it is sometimes when we plunge into the depths of our lives. No one can accompany us, not even those who would give up their hearts for our happiness.
~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Find expression for a sorrow, and it will become dear to you. Find expression for a joy, and you will intensify its ecstasy.
~ Oscar Wilde
Happiness is a hard thing because it is achieved only by making others happy.
~ Stuart Cloete