Quotes about Empathy

All beings are one. If I hurt you, I hurt myself.

nothing can alter the fact that beneath the fascist insignia of their uniforms, these men are fathers, husbands, sons. I

You, Lord, are the only One who knows the whole story, so we don't have the right to judge.

Teach us how to openly express love for one another, and keep us from any laziness or selfishness that would cause us to neglect to do that. Help us to refuse to speak words that tear down, but only words that build up (Ephesians 4:29).

we can't force our spouses to do what we want them to do

No woman wants to be a complainer, but in her attempt to make life good for her husband, her children, herself, and others, she often sees things that are wrong and tries to change them with her words. If you ever find your wife saying the same thing over and over to you out of the frustration of her heart, pray with her about it.

never stop being a parent who deeply cares

Everyone, even within a family, is different. We all have different needs, different issues we struggle with. Part of being a family is learning to face those differences, forgive, and accept so that you can move on to love.

If you're not ready to consider marriage or you're not truly interested in marrying a specific person, it's selfish and potentially harmful to encourage that person to need you or ask him or her to gratify you emotionally or physically.

Are you quick to listen? Listening is an expression of humility and genuine concern for others. ... .If we want to truly know and understand other people, we have to care what they feel and think, not arrogantly assume that we already know.

Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us.

God gave people 2 ears and 1 mouth because He wants us to listen twice as much as we talk.