1,354 Quotes About Empathy

One can be a Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim; it may have, somewhat value. However, if one fails, to be a human, all other qualities, become unimportant and collapse since all the religions execute humanity and love first for respect and empathy, each other.

We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others, because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off.

Exposure promotes understanding, understanding promotes empathy, and empathy promotes compromise.

We renew our hearts and minds by exhibiting veneration for all living creatures and by unveiling a spirit of reverence and awe. Witnessing the magnificence of nature and displaying empathy for humankind is what inspires all artists.

Empathy is the capacity to put oneself in the shoes of others and understand their “personal world of meaning”—how they view their reality, how they feel about things. Active Listening performs this very function.

I can summon cognitive empathy, but it requires a great focus and a reminder, that others expect certain emotional responses from people in certain situations. [...] I argue, that wether my empathy comes from my heart or my brain should not matter as long as the other person feels validated. Does the mechanism that gets me there really matter if the end result is the one that is desired?

Why should people be so helplessly affected by agony they cannot remove?

I feel at home in the entire world, whereverthere are clouds and birds and human tears

What you don’t realize is that the world does not need more perfection. It needs more compassion and empathy.