Quotes about Empathy
True love is that which manages to avoid unnecessary suffering.
— Paulo Coelho
If everyone played their part, no one else would have to suffer, because He had suffered for all those who'd had the courage to fight for their dreams.
— Paulo Coelho
I ask all those who hope to one day work for the good of humanity: never forget that even if you deliver up your body to be burned, you gain nothing if you have not Love. Nothing!
— Paulo Coelho
The only greatness is unselfish Love.
— Paulo Coelho
But tormented souls have this incredible ability to recognize and approach one another, thus compounding their grief. Why hadn't I noticed this in him? Why did I see only the superficial way he talked about politics or the pedantic way he tasted the wine?
— Paulo Coelho
I find myself through my readers; I understand what I wrote when I see that others understand it too.
— Paulo Coelho
Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself.
— Publilius Syrus
There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively.
— Desmond Tutu
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.
— Henry Ward Beecher
If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
— Charles Swindoll
The person who knows only his side of the argument knows little of that.
— Karl Barth
A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.
— Vincent Van Gogh