Compassion Quote by Ben Parr

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

— Suzan-Lori Parks

“There are two kinds of difficulties. Some are clearly problems to solve, situations that call for compassionate action and direct response. Many more are…

— Jack Kornfield

“In general, empathy is easier the more we can identify with someone. When we can genuinely envision ourselves in a situation, it's possible to…

— Danielle Ofri

Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's no rational,…

— Seth Godin

“The focus on “need fulfillment” that so often accompanies an emphasis on empathy leaves out the possibility that what another may really “need” (in…

— Edwin H. Friedman

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

— Keira Knightley

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

— Daniel Goleman

For loneliness, worries, difficulties, the unsatisfied need for kindness and sympathy - that is what is hard to bear.

— Vincent Van Gogh

Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

— Dalai Lama

It is sometimes difficult to view compassion and loving kindness as the strengths they are.

— Sharon Salzberg

What is the empathy deficit? The inability of people to stand in other folks shoes. It's hard to empathize with people who have different…

— Barack Obama

“So if the world were a simple place, where the only dilemmas one had to deal with involved a single person in some sort…

— Paul Bloom