Quotes about Empathy

True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

Intercession is about putting ourselves in other's shoes or having sympathy with others. But intercessions are about having the mind of God and see things through His perspective

The sympathy which is reverent with what it cannot understand is worth its weight in gold.

When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.

The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.

The secret in education lies in respecting the student.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Love - the more you share with others, the more you have.

just to break the silence. He always imagined that silence was somehow directed against him. Or that it was his fault.

Contending with fanaticism does not mean destroying all fanatics, but rather cautiously handling the little fanatic who hides, more or less, inside each of our souls. It also means ridiculing, just a little, our own convictions; being curious; and trying to take a peek, from time to time, not only through our neighbor's window but, more important, at the reality viewed from that window, which will necessarily be different from the one seen through our own.

Healing begins with you're saying these simple words to your adversary, yes, to your enemy: "You're hurting, I know. I'm hurting, too. Let's try to find a way".

That best portion of a good man's life— His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.