Quotes About Empathy

People are allowed to be boring, but everyone should be nice to Duncan.

Espaniole later said he had hoped the Mohaves' good treatment of Olive would encourage the whites, in turn, to treat the Mohaves well.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart--never.

The thing that's between us is fascination, and the fascination resides in our being alike. Whether you're a man or a woman, the fascination resides in finding out that we're alike.

You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.

You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.

Our great mistake is to try to exact from each person virtues which he does not possess, and to neglect the cultivation of those which he has.

It takes courage to live in the midst of hate. And it requires strength to keep that hatred from eating your soul.

The older I get, the more I realize that what other people think about me has little to do with who I am. … We can't change other people, and we can't force them to see us the way we would like to be seen.

The eagle is your mother, your aunt, your girl cousins – the eagle is any woman. Maybe even a white woman. When you have trouble, go to another woman. She will understand. And she can help you.

I feel an overwhelming compassion and understanding for another human being caught in a situation where the way out is so obvious to others but not to him. Dreams are so important in one's life, yet if followed blindly, they can lead to the disintergration of one's soul.

Maybe we're brokenhearted, but why isn't it rational to have a broken heart? It is utter shit out there, the things you can't control. The world is full of wrongs, and mess and distress and horror. Who can really be blamed for wanting to dig their way down and live in a hole, or disappear into a cave and never be around humans again? If all people do is hurt each other?

I think of the note. I want to say me too. I want to say I know. I want to say I can read the gaps in your sentences. I can read the space between your letters. I know your language. It's my language too. I want to say that.

Dogs can tell how many times a person's heart beats, how many breaths they've taken, whether they're sick, whether they're dying. Dogs can find the secrets their people don't know, tip them over, spill them onto the ground, roll in them

Is this what love is? That you can see each other, even in the dark?

Hay frases que no se dicen para ser recordadas, sino por el placer de ver los ojos de quienes las escuchan. Hay afirmaciones que se hacen con la intención de provocar un gesto de asentimiento, negaciones que buscan la aprobación del otro; la complicidad surge de compartir instantes que no pueden evocarse.

Es ist immer einfacher, über die Dinge zu reden, die uns nicht wirklich berühren.

The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.

Why can't relationships come with an instruction manual for unsophisticated adults like me?

Surround yourself with Love and Love will surround you.

Los verdaderamente fuertes son los que en esta vida saben ser dulces y estar llenos de amor.

Annika no quería llegar tan lejos. Opinaba que el hombre era el único ser dotado de fantasía y sentimientos, y que por eso mismo tenía una grave responsabilidad sobre la naturaleza y sobre todo lo que vivía.

Speak to me, Jacob, do not play the tyrant. Speak to me.

Whatever makes a man a beast also renders him pitiable. But it behoves us to be wary of these bestial men despite our compassion, for they frequently turn on their friends.