Quotes about Empathy

A leader shows patience by not running too far ahead of his followers and thus discouraging them. While keeping ahead, he stays near enough for them to keep him in sight and hear his call forward.

The person who is impatient with weakness will be ineffective in his leadership.

To get at the root of problems, a leader must develop into a skillful listener. Too many strong personalities are compulsive talkers. "He won't listen to me," complains a missionary. "He gives the answer before I have had a chance to state the problem.

The same Christ Jesus is not the same for everyone, because people are different. He has one profile for the poor and another for the rich, one profile for the sick and another for the healthy.

We experience what life and death really are when we love, for in love we go out of ourselves, become capable of happiness and at the same time can be hurt.

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.

The true leader is concerned primarily with the welfare of others, not with his own comfort or prestige. He shows sympathy for the problems of others, but his sympathy fortifies and stimulates; it does not soften and make weak. A spiritual leaders will always direct the confidence of others to the Lord. he sees in each emergency a new opportunity for helpfulness (152).

There are not a few people to whom I would far rather speak about their own sins, than tell them their children had done anything wrong.

Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.

Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?