Empathy Quotes

"To err is human, to forgive, divine" "You are helpful, and you are loved, and you are forgiven, and you are not just an animal wandering alone" "I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them." "Cushioning the world with pity does not explain how one plans to have it work" "My story's just like yours, whatever you want it to be" "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding" "The effect of such a confession—that one's value is the same as anyone else's—is that it heightens the possibilities of love." "If you really want to get along with somebody, let them be themselves" "It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding." "If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive" "When we work from a place, that says, 'I’m enough,' we then stop screaming and start listening. We’re kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we’re kinder and gentler to ourselves" "Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help" "There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires." "In case of dissension never dare to judge till you've heard the other side" "In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do" "We read to know we are not alone." "To say that a man is merry and jovial, because he has a kindly heart towards others, is a vulgar error." "You can't comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable " "Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together " "The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people."