1,354 Quotes About Empathy

Compassion is asking Humans to broaden their Vision for Humanity.

Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.

When anything and everything you ask for is handed to you, those hands seem to blur into nothingness and you forget they're alive just like you are.

To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is self-love.

All the knives seem to lacerate your brainI've had my shareI'll help you with the pain- Rock and Roll Suicide

The moment you realize your nature is love, you'll stop looking for a reason to express love.

When no one stands up to protect you, you stop expecting them to, it takes a toll. I was loosing my grip on sanity [...] I didn't know where to turn or who to turn to.

You thought the story kept changing, but the most important part never did. She was always just a woman in pain, sitting right in front of you. Sometimes it hurts just to stand. Sometimes a person needs help because she needs it, not because her story is compelling or noble or strange enough to earn it, and sometimes you just do what you can.

Empathy meant that people felt the pain of those who were suffering. But when another group instead got instructions in compassion - feeling love for those suffering - their brains activated a completely different set of circuits, those for parental love of a child.