Empathy Quotes

780 Empathy quotes by 496 unique authors

I think I'm an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, but those two qualities are exactly the qualities… — Susan Sarandon
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. — Albert Schweitzer
The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can… — George Bernard Shaw
Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy. — Zadie Smith
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… — Joseph Sobran
We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In… — Theodore C. Sorensen
Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for… — Patrick Stewart
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. — Meryl Streep
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant? — Henry David Thoreau
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. — Henry David Thoreau
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail… — Desmond Tutu
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. — Voltaire
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue. — Izaak Walton
Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters. — Mia Wasikowska
I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't… — Rachel Weisz
The struggle of my life created empathy - I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me. — Oprah Winfrey
Obviously, Jay-Z is one of the greatest entertainers of the world today. Not only is he a remarkable rhetorical genius, he's also a man of… — Michael Eric Dyson
Human morality is unthinkable without empathy. — Frans de Waal
Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more likely to rear… — Frans de Waal
Any disease support community is a place of deep bonds and empathy, and there are thousands if not tens of thousands of them. — Howard Rheingold
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of… — Henri Nouwen
To perceive is to suffer. — Aristotle
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. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It… — Thomas Jefferson

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