Quotes about Empathy

On the contrary, The Philosopher says (Ethic. ix, 8): "Love for others comes of love for oneself.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

I grew up in a family of nine children, and I know there has to be a back and forth and a listening.

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

If for no other reason, God sometimes allows us to suffer pain so that we can comfort others suffering in a like situation.

Love never forces itself on another's will. So

This may sound counter intuitive, but I deeply believe that the path to happiness in a relationship is not just about finding someone who you think is going to make you happy. Rather, the reverse is equally true; the path to happiness is about finding someone who you want to make happy, someone whose happiness is worth devoting yourself to.

Even with good intentions and deep love, we can fundamentally misunderstand each other. We get caught up in the day-to-day chores of our lives. Our communication ends up focusing only on who is doing what. We assume things.

No one has the right to do wrong, even if wrong has been done to them.

It is not for me to pass judgement on those prisoners who put their own people above everyone else. Who can throw a stone at a man who favors his friends under circumstances when, sooner or later, it is a question of life or death? No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.