1,354 Quotes About Empathy

All those years, as the only other person who understood their parents, he had absorbed her miseries offering silent sympathy or a squeeze on the shoulder or a wry smile.

Crawling into the skin of the other (empathy). ‘It must be hard to …’ 176

_It must have been_ are magical words that say to the _Other_, ‘I understand how it was.’ 68

Creating stories is about empathy. Art is empathy.

Those who don't listen never hearThose that don't want to look never seePeople talk but don't communicateSome want others to have sympathy but show no empathyWhen you think you are always right then who can teach youKnowledge is power but without benevolence then who will receive itPeace is the goal but often confronted by violenceLove can conquer hate only when love is pure and not being misused

Empathy requires us to be genuine. It isn’t a tactic, gimmick, or formula to follow. And it requires commitment.

I have so much knowledge tucked away about how to protect yourself, for even if you are an empath full of peace and love, you sometimes have to become a warrior, for often it is a fight between the darkness and the light. I think if you saw me today, you would not see the scars but a caring, loving person.

Research has shown that feelings of warmth and positive relationships at work have a greater say over an employee's loyalty than the size of his or her paycheck.

. . . empathy is a negative in human affairs. It's not cholesterol. It's sugary soda, tempting and delicious and bad for us.