Quotes on Empathy

“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.”

“Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.”

“Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.”

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”

“None of us can choose where we shall love...”

“It’s not so much the journey that’s important; as is the way that we treat those we encounter and those around us, along the way”

“For some, life may be a playground to undermine the brainwaves of others or simply a vainglorious game with an armory of theatrics, illustrating only bleak self-deception, haughty narcissism and dim deficiency in empathy. (Another empty room)”

“There is no key to open the heart of another - except curiosity.”

“to have great pain is to have certainty; to hear that another person has pain is to have doubt.”

“Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom.”

“Opportunities to share love and compassion are all around us. Its going to take an army of compassionate people to heal our world. How will you show yours?”

“Each person you meetis an aspect of yourself,clamoring for love.”

So rather than say, 'What's in it for me?' or 'What's in it for my community?' and ‘To heck with everyone else,’ stand up for and join up with everyone who's struggling.

Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers.

Empathy is the antidote to division.

Remember that there’s a person here in Korea, in the city of Seoul, who understands you.

Empathy is the cornerstone of good medical practice.

You can’t erase someone’s pain. Sometimes all you can do is be there.

Empathy is the bridge that connects us to one another.

Empathy opens the door to understanding and connection.

Run for those who can’t.

I could do terrible things to people who dump unwanted animals by the roadside.

Fiction allows us to step into someone else’s shoes, to see the world through their eyes. In doing so, we understand ourselves a little better.

When you see others in pain, don’t jump to conclusions about why; jump to compassion for what they’re feeling.

Empathy can bridge our divides if we choose to use it as a foundation for action and understanding.

When you understand somebody else’s pain, you start to heal your own.

To find yourself, you have to lose yourself in someone else’s story, in their pain, in their world.

The world needs more empathy, understanding, and compassion. Be the change you want to see.

You can’t play a character unless you understand them, even if you don’t agree with them.

What makes us human is our ability to empathize with others.

When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.

Sometimes, you don’t have to mean to hurt someone to hurt them.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Occasionally, I could see agony in her eyes, the shadows that flickered in the background. If I could, I’d take her pain and make it my own.

One can do without such experiences without feelings or empathy.

A true friend is somebody who can make us feel better no matter how bad things may be.

What we do to others, we do to ourselves.

It is not half so important to know as to feel.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.