Quotes about Empathy

A man's sympathy extends just so far as his wisdom reaches, and no further; and a man only grows wiser as he grows tenderer and more compassionate. To narrow one's sympathy is to narrow one's heart, and so to darken and embitter one's life.

When a man is rescued from selfish desire his mind is unencumbered, and he is free to work for humanity.

To sympathise with another is to receive his being into our own, to become one with him, for unselfish love indissolubly unites, and he whose sympathy reaches out to and embraces all humankind and all living creatures has realised his identity and oneness with all, and comprehends the universal Love and Law and Wisdom.

Joy cannot remain with the selfish; it is wedded to Love.

One thing I have learned during these past few terrible years is that our grief and sorrow should be shared, not carried alone.

So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.

Don't hate them," Mama said as if reading Ans's mind. "They'll win if we hate them.

When you forgive someone, you make a choice to cancel the debt he owes you.

We were meant to love people, and we need to accept their love in return. Otherwise, we ain't really living.

Jesus said that when we put others ahead of ourselves, the world will see God's love through us.

I want to do something important." "It's the little things that make all the difference in the world. The kind words we speak and the simple things we do for people.

Love isn't a feeling; it's an attitude, it's actions. Like buying him the prayer shawl. Whether you feel anything or not, just do the loving thing.