1,354 Quotes About Empathy

When the world shifts its focus on heart over mind, we will finally experience a beautiful global village for our children.

You're just selfish,” she says.“Go fuck yourself,” he says quietly.“You said you'd be nice.”“I'm not selfish.”“Sure you are. You love everything for as long as it's easy then as soon as you have to actually empathise with another human being you get claustrophobic.

Successful hunting, it could be said, is an act of terminal empathy: the kill depends on how successfully a hunter inserts himself into the umwelt of his prey--even to the point of disguising himself as that animal and mimicking its behavior.

We all should share each other's pain - temporarily.

Among all the creatures of creation, the gods favor us: We are the only ones who can empathize with their problems.

Understanding people’s difficulties and—just as crucial—helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them better deal with their own lives and, in turn, ours.

Curiosity. It was Oliver Sacks who first made me reflect on curiosity as a form of compassion. An ingenious and creative neurologist now well-known for his “clinical tales,” he begins his work as diagnostician and healer with the implicit question ‘What is it like to be you?

The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care