Quotes about Empathy
When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Among our own people also the church sorely needs clergy in close touch with the ordinary life of the laity, living the life of ordinary men, sharing their difficulties and understanding their trials by close personal experience.
— Roland Allen
The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings.
— Mother Angelica
What I've learned is that everybody really wants to sell their story. No matter who they are, everybody feels that what they're doing is the right thing, and if they could only explain themselves to a reasonable person that understands them, then maybe they'll listen.
— Lawrence Wright
My attitude is different. And no one understands me the way my friends do.
— Hima Das
I have always understood the Nazis because I am of that sort by nature.
— William Golding
What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.
— Stephen Covey
The greatest service that can be offered to children who show personality traits or inclinations that might not be understood by the adults around them is to allow them to express their own unique humanity.
— Wayne Dyer
Children are not unforgiving. You can punish them and they will hug you in a few minutes.
— Bishop TD Jakes
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care
— Theodore Roosevelt
Hear others, and you will be heard.Understand others, and you will be understood.Help others, and you be will be helped.Love others, and you will be loved.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
It is better to win souls than to conquer nations.
— Matshona Dhliwayo