Quotes about Empathy
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
— Marianne Williamson
In the absence of love, we began slowly but surely to fall apart.
— Marianne Williamson
When Christ said: "I was hungry and you fed me," he didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; he also meant the hunger to be loved. Jesus himself experienced this loneliness.
— Mother Teresa
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
— Bishop TD Jakes
We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.
— CS Lewis
Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.
— Richard Paul Evans
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
— William Paul Young
We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of others and irrational mania of those who hate or condemn us.
— Thomas Merton
To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.
— Albert Ellis
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
— Publilius Syrus
Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.
— Pope Francis