Quotes About Empathy

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

I didn't always have friends so I am careful to take care of them.

If you want to make friends, go out of your way to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness, and thoughtfulness.

It isn't kind to cultivate a friendship just so one will have an audience.

A best friend isn't just someone who's always there for you. It's someone who understands you a bit more than you understand yourself.

Value friendship for what there is in it, not for what can be gotten out of it.

If there is a load you have to bear that you can't carry, I'm right up the road. I'll share your load if you just call me.

I like friends who, when you tell them you need a moment alone, know enough not to stray too far.

A real friendship is a light thing. A real friend holds you loosely.

...the highest sign of friendship is that of giving another the privilege of sharing your inner thought.

There is a side of friendship that develops better and stronger by correspondence than contact.... The absence of the flesh in writing perhaps brings souls nearer.

To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy.

We are keenly aware of the faults of our friends, but if they like us enough it doesn't matter.

Between friends there is no need of justice.

I am learning to live close to the lives of my friends without ever seeing them. No miles of any measurement can separate your soul from mine.

One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.

Women rely on friends. ... That's where we draw sustenance and find safety. We can count on our women friends when we need a good laugh or a good cry.

Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.

Make friendship a fine art.

Nicole was always there with her door open, her arms open, her ears open - just what you need.

Friendship is communion.

Only friendship which can stand occasional plain speaking is worth having.

Think twice before you speak to a friend in need

Friendships begin because, even without words, we understand how someone feels.