Quotes about Empathy

Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.

do with being a doormat or a second-class citizen, or even a slave of any kind. Instead, it seems to point to what most of Jesus' teaching points to: be kind to one another, love one another, be of service to one another, and treat others the way you want to be treated.

Go out into the world and do well; but more importantly—go out into the world and do good.

It seems clear, from reading the daily news if nothing else, that there will always be some in this world who want their holy wars, who will discriminate, vilify, and even kill in the name of God. They have narrowed down the concept of neighbor to include only those like themselves, in terms of creed, caste, race, sex, or sexual orientation. But there is also much evidence that there are many who know that a neighbor might be anyone at all, and are willing to act on that assumption.

conversion is no more spectacular than learning to love the people we live with and work among.

Language used truly, not mere talk, neither propaganda, nor chatter, has real power. Its words are allowed to be themselves, to bless or curse, wound or heal. They have the power of a 'word made flesh,' of ordinary speech that suddenly takes hold, causing listeners to pay close attention, and even to release bodily sighs--whether of recognition, delight, grief, or distress.

Who can be good, if not made so by loving? —St. Augustine

You have to have a spirit of LOVE---Even for your enemies.

I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.

She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.

Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved.

Our prayers for others flow more easily than those for ourselves. This shows we are made to live by charity.