Quotes about Empathy

Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve. It wasn't in spite of his greatness that he did these things, but because of it, and he expects us to follow his example.

If you would like to increase the amount of happiness you experience in life, here is one of the secrets: learn to enjoy the successes and joys of others.

Courtesy is respecting our differences, being considerate of each other's feelings, and being patient with people who irritate us.

You are never persuasive when you're abrasive.

The essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves. Men, in particular, often don't understand this. Many have said to me, "I don't understand my wife and kids. I provide everything they need. What more could they want?" They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. -Rick Warren

Focus on their feelings, not the facts. Begin with sympathy, not solutions.

The Bible says, "You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others."14

Because we're sinners, we hurt each other, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. But

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less.

True hospitality is marked by an open response to the dignity of each and every person. Henri Nouwen has described it as receiving the stranger on his own terms, and asserts that it can be offered only by those who 'have found the center of their lives in their own hearts'.

The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled.