Quotes about Empathy
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
— John Maxwell
The bottom line is that indifference is really a form of selfishness.
— John Maxwell
People like people who like them.
— John Maxwell
Good leaders listen, learn, and then lead.
— John Maxwell
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
— John Maxwell
Before I discovered that helping myself made me more capable of helping others. That's one of the reasons I tell people that to add value to others, they must make themselves more valuable. You can't give something you don't have. You can't tell what you don't know. You can't share what you don't feel. No one gives out of a vacuum.
— John Maxwell
Take interest in others before they take interest in you.
— John Maxwell
A forgiving spirit is the one basic, necessary ingredient for a solid relationship.
— John Maxwell
if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.
— John Maxwell
The way people see others is a reflection of themselves: If I am a trusting person, I will see others as trustworthy. If I am a critical person, I will see others as critical. If I am a caring person, I will see others as compassionate. If you change yourself and become the kind of person you desire to be, you will begin to view others in a whole new light. And that will change the way you interact in all of your relationships.
— John Maxwell
Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.
— John Maxwell
Being heard is so close to being loved, that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.
— John Maxwell