Compassion Quote by Shubha Vilas

“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

“Compassion, empathy, and humility can only arise out of recognizing that our common desires are differently expressed.”

— Robert A. Burton

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

— Daniel Goleman

“Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance.”

— Suzy Kassem

When you see yourself as the center of things, it deprives you of a certain level of empathy.

— Taylor Goldsmith

“Too much self-centered thinking is the source of suffering. A compassionate concern for others’ well-being is the source of happiness.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“We may not choose apathy, but when we choose anything other than love and empathetic justice, we get apathy by default.”

— Ken Wytsma

“Whenever an individual’s own needs become so primary that they obscure the perception of another’s needs, mutual concern and empathy cannot exist.”

— Judith V. Jordan PhD

Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

“In this world, all qualities spring from preferring the wellbeing of others to our own, whereas frustrations, confusion, and pain result from selfish attitudes.…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Thus compassionate behavior builds the sense of self.”

— Steven Stosny

“less apathy, more empathy.”

— Scott Stabile