Empathy Quotes

True contentment comes with empathy.

Our treatment of animals, in every department, is deeply and systematically immoral. Becoming a vegetarian is only the most minimal ethical response to the magnitude of the evil.

Writing a poem is a lesson in the truest empathy. And to truly have empathy is to truly know power, or at least the only kind of power I’m interested in.

Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.

Love is that enviable state that knows no envy or vanity, only empathy and a longing to be greater than oneself.

Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person.

When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.

There's a big difference between showing interest and really taking interest.

Anguish is the universal language.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.

When a friend speaks to me, whatever he says is interesting.

For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.

Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention.

Sooner or later in life, we will all take our own turn being in the position we once had someone else in.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of the speaker.

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.

Empathy is intuitive, but it is also something you can work on intellectually.

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.

If something doesnt feel normal to me, it must be wrong. Failing to have a shred of imaginative empathy is a virtue!

You know when ubuntu is there, and it is obvious when it is absent. It has to do with what it means to be truly human, to know that you are bound up with others in the bundle of life.

Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work.

I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.

Be a shining role model of the best qualities humane eating embodies: caring, compassion, and empathy.

The women ranged in age, but they were all old enough to know that in the currency of friendship, empathy is more valuable than accuracy.

Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human.

Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.

I travel around the world in a way that tries to open my mind and give me empathy and inspire me to come home and make this world a better place.

Your empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it's such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.

Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.

Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else's shoes and trying not to judge.

Build bridges of insight through empathy, see the world through the eyes of others, understand the world through their experiences, and feel the world through their emotions.

Replace your judgments with empathy, upgrade your complaining to gratitude and trade in your fear for love.

To perceive is to suffer.

I coach to help boys become men of empathy and integrity who will lead, be responsible, and change the world for good.

If the earth does grow inhospitable toward human presence, it is primarily because we have lost our sense of courtesy toward the earth and its inhabitants.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

A nation that combines the America predilection towards violence, the American stockpile of weapons and the American lack of empathy for the earth's humiliated peoples is a dangerous nation.

In the beginning was the relationship.

We need to have empathy. When we lose empathy, we lose our humanity.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.

We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.

Peace equals ability to handle conflict, with empathy, nonviolence, and creativity.

We live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent.

Empathy feels these thoughts; your hurt is in my heart, your loss is in my prayers, your sorrow is in my soul, and your tears are in my eyes.

Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

Have empathy, gratitude and respect for every position in the company.