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In learning to pay respectful attention to one another and plants and animals, we relearn the acts of empathy, and thus humility and compassion…

— William Kittredge

“We learn to become more empathic when we slow down, become present, and are fully committed to understanding another person’s uniqueness.”

— Arthur P. Ciaramicoli

An empathic way of being can be learned from empathic persons. Perhaps the most important statement of all is that the ability to be…

— Carl Rogers

“The human route to sympathy or empathy is a clumsy one but it's all we've got. To understand the consequences of our actions we…

— Anonymous

Other species help children develop empathy.

— Richard Louv

I think there's some evidence that we're empathic by nature. There is some evidence from studies of babies and young children that they resonate…

— Paul Bloom

“The biology of empathy allows us to comprehend our connection to each other, to other living things, and to the physical world that supports…

— George Lakoff

Stories teach us empathy. They reveal to us ourselves in the skins of others.

— Justin Simien

“Understanding breeds empathy.”

— Christopher Paolini

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.

— Andy Dunn

“Empathy Is An Endangered Instinct”

— Dean Cavanagh

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson