---
title: "1 Empathy Reflects Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 1 Empathy Reflects quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Empathy Reflects sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg"
---

> [“Most of us think about empathy as a “feeling” or an “emotion.” It is. To be empathetic is to be able to feel what the other person is feeling. But empathy is more than just a feeling. In order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-schwartz/most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feeling-or-an-emotion-it-is-to-be/)

[Barry Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/#itemlist",
            "name": "Empathy Reflects Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Most of us think about empathy as a “feeling” or an “emotion.” It is. To be empathetic is to be able to feel what the other person is feeling. But empathy is more than just a feeling. In order to be able to feel what another person is feeling, you need to be able to see the world as that other person sees it. This ability to take the perspective of another demands perception and imagination. Empathy thus reflects the integration of thinking and feeling.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barry Schwartz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-schwartz/most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feeling-or-an-emotion-it-is-to-be/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Most of us think about empathy as a “feeling” or an “emotion.” It is. To be empathetic is to be able to feel…” — Barry Schwartz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/",
            "name": "Empathy Reflects Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/barry-schwartz-19557_compassion_most-of-us-think-about-empathy-as-a-feel_2623268.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 1 Empathy Reflects quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Empathy Reflects sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Empathy Reflects Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empathy-reflects/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```