Quotes About Empathy

We never give up wanting things for ourselves, but there comes a day when what we want for ourselves is someone else's happiness.

I am not your dog, but if every time you saw me, you gave me a backrub, I would run to greet you, too.

If we would see others as they see themselves, our shyness would soon become compassion.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not forgetting to leave others be as you would have them leave you be.

Sign over the gates of hell: "Doesn't mean you're a bad person."

Eventually you come to realize that most people aren't looking for a fight but for someone to surrender to.

The best solution seldom requires that someone be right and someone else be wrong.

Once you find someone to share your ups and downs, downs are almost as good as ups.

You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock.

[H]e doesn't reckon his dog has human feelings, but he sure lets you know when you hurt his instincts.

Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere.

As a friend, you first give your understanding, then you try to understand.

We are known to our friends by a look in our eyes that we never see in a mirror.

It is not necessary to be strong in every place if in the place you are vulnerable, you are loved.

I don't hate anyone. The only people I know well enough to hate, I love.

Do not ask that your kids live up to your expectations. Let your kids be who they are, and your expectations will be in breathless pursuit.

Basically we are all looking for someone who knows who we are and will break it to us gently.

In the end there doesn't have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who wants to.

Be it in the garden, the nursery or the bedroom, a loving touch compensates for an unskilled hand.

There's nothing like self-improvement to get your friends to like you for who you were.

Do not be someone looking for [insert]. Be [insert] looking for someone. Suggestions for [insert]: —love —friendship —understanding —appreciation —tolerance —a helping hand —a leg up —an answer

The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise.

A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don't even have.

Today, befriend a stranger, or if you feel up to more of a challenge, befriend a loved one.