Quotes about Empathy

I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

It is now long ago that I learned this lesson from General Armstrong, and resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

The wrong to the Negro is temporary, but to the morals of the white man the injury is permanent.

It is now long ago that I learned this lesson from General Armstrong, and resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

Great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

The poor know they are in need.

Today it is very fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.

Sometimes we cannot see and don't want to see because we are blinded. We need eye salve to put on our eyes. We cry out for revival, and yet God says, "I want to open your eyes so you can see what is before you. Revival has a face and a name. It lies bleeding on the roadside." If we want to see revival, we need to begin with the one in front of us.

Be a presence carrier rather than a burden bearer.

So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.

So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.

We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.