1,354 Quotes About Empathy

There are people whose whole life is a punishment. Kids who literally don’t know the difference between right and wrong, people who ‘know not what they do,’ to quote the Master.

The generous spark extinct revive,Teach me to love and to forgive,Exact my own defects to scan,What others are, to feel, and to know myself a Man.- Hymn to Adversity

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

The autistic form of life does not conform to assumed social normativity and does not easily extend outward into the social, leading to a 'double empathy problem' between people of diverse dispositions, that is, both parties struggle to understand and relate to one another. Such differences in presentation can lead to dyspathic reactions and stigma, often leading to ill-fated attempts at normalisation and a continuing vicious cycle of psycho-emotional disablement.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk.

If I had an ear 2 confide inI would cry among my treasured friendsBut who do u know that stops that longto help another carry onThe world moves fast and it would rather pass u bythan 2 stop and c what makes u cry

Empathy isn't just listening, it's asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to.

I was trying to keep God's pain at arms length.