Quotes about Empathy

True benevolence, or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathises with the distress of every creature capable of sensation

with humanity? If this was how we treated each other, how much kindness could we possibly show to some race of bug-eyed beings from beyond?

I understood her, trusted her, and lover her as a dear friend. None of that had changed, or could be changed by anything as inconsequential as her gender, or skin color, or sexual orientation.

Her instinct was always to act out of kindness and generosity instead of self-interest. She was a better person than me, and I was a better person when I was around her.

teach them how to read, write, spell, and do arithmetic, all while staying physically fit and being kind to others.

I believe that I know and share the many sorrows and sad circumstances that a human being can experience, but I do not cling to them, I do not prolong such moments of agony. They pass through me, like life itself, as a broad, eternal stream, they become part of that stream, and life continues. And as a result all my strength is preserved, does not become tagged onto futile sorrow or rebelliousness.

We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds.

A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook.

Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

Forget about deciding what's right for each other. Here's what you need to be concerned about: that you don't get in the way of someone else, making life more difficult than it already is. I'm convinced—Jesus convinced me!—that everything as it is in itself is holy. We, of course, by the way we treat it or talk about it, can contaminate it.

If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.