Quotes about Empathy
If you will receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God will make you nourishment for other people.
— Oswald Chambers
God knows what it's like to lose a son.
— Rick Warren
God's mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you.
— Rick Warren
I say somewhat facetiously, "I'm so glad I'm not God." Can you imagine being God and looking at Syria and saying: "These are my children. Look at what they're doing to each other."
— Desmond Tutu
Jesus could weep. Sometimes when you look at the ugliness that makes you weep, you know that the heart of God is also weeping. Jesus is for real. He does not give up on anyone, least of all on me.
— Desmond Tutu
The Son of God passed by the mansions and went down in a manger that He might sympathize with the lowly.
— DL Moody
Those who do unlawful acts are no more sinners in the eyes of God than we who think them.
— Elbert Hubbard
God gave us free will, and we may choose to exercise it in ways that end up hurting other people.
— Francis Collins
If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts
— Abraham Lincoln
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
— Charles Spurgeon
The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
— Marianne Williamson
Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.
— Pema Chodron