Emotion Quote by Marcel Proust

“A real human being, however profoundly we sympathize with him, is in large part perceived by our senses, that is to say, remains opaque…

— Marcel Proust

“But none of the feeling which the joys or misfortunes of a real person arouse in us can be awakened except through a mental…

— Marcel Proust

“And someone who has never felt it can never understand what the absence of emotion feels like. It is a hopelessness of incomprehensible, unspeakable…

— Karen Fortunati

“Up to the present man has hardly cultivated sympathy at all. He has merely sympathy with pain, and sympathy with pain is not the…

— Oscar Wilde

“I feel each of the things you mention, Sadeas,” Dalinar said, eyes forward. “But I don’t always let them out. A man’s emotions are…

— Brandon Sanderson

“It is entirely possible to feel someone’s pain, acknowledge their suffering, hold it in our hands and support them with our presence without depleting…

— Rana Awdish

Emotions are raised in us, not only by the qualities and actions of others, but also by their feelings. I cannot behold a man…

— Henry Home, Lord Kames

“Loss of any sort should stir up emotion; if it doesn’t, it’s because we’ve trained ourselves to be numb. We’ve bought into the great…

— Natalie Brenner

“Sometimes one feels rage and despair that one should know so little the people one loves. one is heartbroken at the impossibility of understanding…

— Somerset W. Maugham

“A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to…

— Brandon Sanderson

“Our emotions are different but we have them. We never cast a cold eye on life or death. Don't misunderstand our seeming serenity. After…

— Anne Rice

“But theoretical, imagined suffering is not what distresses a man and destroys his peace of mind. Only what you have seen with pitying eyes…

— Stefan Zweig