Action Quote by Daniel Goleman

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom…

— Michele Borba

“self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion.”

— Daniel Goleman

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.

— Arnold Toynbee

Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us…

— Tara Brach

“Compassion grows in the recognition that we are all the same. If you can’t see some part of yourself in every single person you…

— Scott Stabile

“At first, as we undertake the cultivation of compassion, we may feel genuine empathy with others in pain or difficulty. This happens when we…

— Joseph Goldstein

“If empathy is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is relating to…

— Brené Brown

“We tend to view compassion as something we project outward—that is, as a presence or gift we offer to another person or on behalf…

— John Paul Lederach

It's hard to pull apart empathy from compassion. What is really clear is that we innately care for other people at least to some…

— Paul Bloom

Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect,…

— Brené Brown

“Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer. Along with our ability to feel our…

— Gabor Maté

“Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for…

— Sharon Salzberg