Quotes About Empathy

I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.

The whole human race loses by every act of personal vengeance.

I can always forgive where I understand.

Blame keeps wounds open; only forgiveness heals

Gandhi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. The only way out is forgiveness.

Forgive thyself little, and others much.

There's nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don't hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn't know and for the things they didn't know to do.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

I have discovered that most people who tell me that they cannot forgive a person who wronged them are handicapped by a mistaken understanding of what forgiving is.

The more people know, the more they forgive.

Who understands much, forgives much.

There is only one thing harder in this world than forgiving. It's to ask forgiveness armed only with, 'I'm sorry'.

If we forgive other people, our hearts are made fit to receive forgiveness.

NVC self-forgiveness: connecting with the need we were trying to meet when we took the action that we now regret.

Nothing's easier than believing we understand experiences we've never had.

Most people focus on forgiving others, thinking there isn't a need for self-forgiveness, particularly if they see themselves as a victim.

Forgive what you can't excuse.

Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.

Always pass a plate of forgiveness before each verbal feast.

Give plenty of what is given to you, And listen to pity's call. Don't think the little you give is great, And the much you get is small.

There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.

There's no weakness in forgiveness.

Forgiveness is not about the other person or what they did. Forgiveness is for YOU and about YOU.

Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.