Quotes about Empathy

Ya hurt, Joshsh?" I thought that was quite apparent, but for someone like Sam who spent a good deal of his time on the ground, perhaps it was a reasonable question.

I don't know if you'll really get to know me unless you're close to me.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father's children, we do it unto Him. That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Any conversation which does not include the context of the journey of the heart is by definition untrue to who we are as human beings.

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.

If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer up someone who has already decided to stay in a bad mood. Believe it or not, you can actually hurt people by playing into their self-pity.

God is close to the brokenhearted, and God lifts up the lonely. That was a message that was explicitly quoted to me and was part of my upbringing: Brokenhearted people and poor people and people who are in trouble should be your focus, and you should be on their team.