Attention Quote by Simone Weil

“The capacity to pay attention to an afflicted person is something very rare, very difficult; it is nearly a miracle. It is a miracle.…

— Simone Weil

The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.

— Margot Asquith

Every patient you see is a lesson in much more than the malady from which he suffers.

— William Osler

Suffering brings the patient to us...the patient needs to feel heard and seen-that is, met, by another person.

— Leston Havens

“Even doctors — or perhaps especially doctors — need to be touched by something personally to understand the suffering of others. We’ve been taught…

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

Many of us have experienced the pain that comes with watching a loved one suffer with a serious illness. We also know that we…

— Seth Moulton

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

— Patti Smith

Almost all human beings have the capacity for empathy. Everyone has the potential to be at least troubled, or feel genuine anguish, about the…

— Owen Jones

“if we hope for more significant therapeutic change, we must encourage our patients to assume responsibility—that is, to apprehend how they themselves contribute to…

— Irvin D. Yalom

Some public officials are blessed - you can't acquire this, but you are blessed with the gift of empathy, being able to empathize with…

— Bob Casey, Jr

Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.

— Dodie Smith

We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness and strength so we can help transform the situation.

— Nhat Hanh