“Imagine if we were capable of a form of empathy that lets us know one another by savoring the aura we leave… — Robin Nagle Copy Share Image
“Poetry has a unique ability to distill complex emotions into a few lines, creating a powerful impact that lingers in the hearts… — LaTesha Monique Copy Share Image
When you see around you the human form suffering or dissolving, you have empathy on the human level. You share the suffering… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
“It can be rough going to maintain both composure and empathy in these situations, but a doctor's failure to do that is… — Danielle Ofri Copy Share Image
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“When you can begin to see the similarities between you and your work colleagues in respect of ‘being human’ and the collective… — Christopher Dines Copy Share Image
It's a time when a lot of principle virtues are being tested. Do we still believe in the truth? Do we still… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“A narcissist, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of an empath. Emotionally, narcissists are like brick walls who see and… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
“Were these boys in their right minds? Here were two boys with good intellect, one eighteen and one nineteen. They had all… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
“They said my solution was foreign because I lived on another planet. It required honesty. It required communication. It required kindness. It… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“It takes courage and strength to be sensitive to things and even more strength and courage to own up to it or… — Bruce Crown Copy Share Image
“Deep listening is an act of surrender. We risk being changed by what we hear. When I really want to hear another… — Valarie Kaur Copy Share Image
“If you knew what is was like to be another person, then how could you possibly do something which would cause pain?… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“We got talking about how some people were selfish and some weren’t, and the difference between right-wing people and left-wing people. You… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“To love someone is to put yourself in their place, we say, which is to put ourself in their story, or figure… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
If someone's performance is down we do not say, 'Hey pick up your things here.' We do not yell and scream at… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
“Grief ate at these doctors, distracting them from both their families and their patients. Many reported withdrawing from emotional involvement with their… — Danielle Ofri Copy Share Image
I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I've come close to defining it: a… — G. M Gilbert Copy Share Image
How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Understanding people's difficulties and-just as crucial-helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them… — Kathryn Erskine Copy Share Image
“This is what differentiates sympathy from empathy. No matter how much I care for you, it's not until I recognize me in… — Jackson Galaxy Copy Share Image
“I want my father to be just my father, the way he has always been, not a separate person with an earlier,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“I have so much knowledge tucked away about how to protect yourself, for even if you are an empath full of peace… — Donna G. Bourgeois Copy Share Image
“[in 1979] You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need.… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
“When you're living so intensely in your head there isn't any different between what you imagine and what actually takes place. Therefore,… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
So often our sisters comfort others when their own needs are greater than those being comforted. That quality is like the generosity… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Writing is transcendental. It is a form of expression, a form of art that you can take anywhere. That you can do… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
“There comes a time in life that all you need is just someone to listen to you without judging or telling you… — Bernard Kelvin Clive Copy Share Image
You can't have empathy for somebody that's gone through something you haven't - because, definitionally, you can't. But you can feel for… — David Hogg Copy Share Image
“Sergeant Evans, when a person lacks empathy, and sees others as objects rather than human beings, they are capable of anything and… — Joy Ellis Copy Share Image
“A compassionate government does not need to pay too much attention to those who don't have needs. True leadership is to fulfill… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“As we acquire a certain degree of equanimity in self-image, we are that much more likely to feel empathy for those around… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“There was also the Argument of Increasing Decency, which basically held that cruelty was linked to stupidity and that the link between… — Ian M. Banks Copy Share Image
“How many of us can honestly say that we have plumbed the depths of our minds and hearts? How many of us… — William Ury Copy Share Image
“For some, life may be a playground to undermine the brainwaves of others or simply a vainglorious game with an armory of… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
If women understand by emancipation the adoption of the masculine role then we are lost indeed. If women can supply no counterbalance… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
“I know you want me to feel some sympathy for them, but that's not who I am. I care only about those… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
![“If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy. [It's the writer's] pleasant duty is to ply…” quote by Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0f0/ursula-k-le-guin-138_empathy_if-you-cannot-or-will-not-imagine-the-re_915169.jpg)
![“[in 1979] You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need. Also, you have to know life - bastards included - and it takes a bit of one to know one, don't you think?” quote by Laurence Olivier](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/11d/laurence-olivier-11163_cutting_in-1979-you-must-have-besides-intuition_331373.png)
