No Empathy Quotes
One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day.
When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, "Darling, I care about your suffering, " a deep healing begins.
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the wrong. Sometime in life you will have been all of these.
Three-fourths of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world will disappear if we step into the shoes of our adversaries and understand their standpoint.
Like any value, empathy must be acted upon.
GLOUCESTERNow, good sir, what are you?EDGARA most poor man made tame to fortune's blows, Who by the art of known and feeling sorrowsAm pregnant to good pity.
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive
Holden went to his bungalow and began to understand that he was not alone in the world, and also that he was afraid for the sake of another, -- which is the most soul-satisfying fear known to man.
The way to understand any enemy is to realize that, from his perspective, he is not a villain but a hero.
Lincoln learned to summon the passions, but he never addressed his audience as sweethearts.
The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.
This is a wonderful planet, and it is being completely destroyed by people who have too much money and power and no empathy.
There's no room for hate and violence in this world. We must learn to be more kind, compassionate, empathetic, and sympathetic to humanity.
Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others...
Some of us make it out. But the game is played with loaded dice. I wish I had known more, and I wished I had known it sooner.
If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.
We can only come to terms with our own place in the world by compassionately commiserating with the pang of longing that our brethren experience.
A person’s attitude creates the tone of his or her life. The highest expression of human dignity is to live a purposeful life devoted to principles and exhibiting compassion for other people.
people do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection
When we give and receive empathy, transformation occurs.
Empathy allows us to enter the world of another. It allows us to take a mental vacation from ourselves.
Empathy plays a crucial role in the reduction of stress from the moment of birth.
Doing things for yourself (self-preservation) are ok in in small doses and when necessary but over-burdening you life with your own self will weaken your heart, soul connectivity with others
It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.
There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall.
There is more for us to gain through love than hate.
Your strength will be found when you stop struggling with yourself, instead of thinking everyone is a struggle worth overcoming. Every obstacle in life is a lesson that teaches us, not others.
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?
Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance.
Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why.
He who has little problems, shows little love. He who has overcome huge problems, has giant love. Because he understands what it means and won’t have others suffer like he did.
Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.
People die from lack of shared empathy and affinity. By establishing social connectedness, we give hope a chance and the other can become heaven. ( "Le ciel c'est l'autre" )
Let it shine, the light in you. Oh, and that's delighting me! Various colors shining through. Elated, it fills my soul with ecstasy.
May we always be burdened with thinking of the suffering of others, for that is what it means to be human.
Why do you write meaningless philosophy?” you asked. “Because it gives meaning to life, ” I whispered with deep empathy.
Before you assume, learn. Before you judge, understand. Before you hurt, feel. Before you say, think.
A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument
All men are born firstly with the instinct to protect themselves. But few grow to really love themselves, and even fewer learn to love their neighbor as themselves.
The important thing is for me to feel love towards my fellow human beings—and sometimes, that has to be at a distance.
Empathy is easier than anger, in the long-run.