1,354 Quotes About Empathy

You have to see everyone in relationship to you. Just because you understand the shit in someone else's life doesn't mean you don't stand up for your own

If I could give one message to the bullies, it would be this: You are incredible. You are bound for great things. You have the potential to be anybody you want to be. There are people who believe in you. There are people who love you. Be what we know you can be, even if you don’t believe in yourself right now.

When anyone hears my footsteps approaching, it is my hope that I would walk in such a way that they would run to meet me, rather than flee to avoid me. For if it is the former, I will live rich in the company of others. If it is the latter, I will live impoverished in the company of regret.

Intuition is a wonderful gift but it can be both a blessing and a curse. If you can easily tune in to the grief of another, it is very easy to lose your way if you have not yet resolved your own present or past trauma and grief. If you have not healed from your own grief and you turn around and give all you have to give, you will find yourself drowning. Soon there will be nothing left of you.

Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.

Reading an author's Biography contributes to an understanding and enjoyment of their work, and gives a richness to the reading experience.

If people are farsighted, I mean if they really can see just like a bird in a tree. Probably, a lot of people would have been more careful how they go about life with the rest of humanity.

When someone shares their distress or their inadequacies, the natural inclination is to comfort them. To mollify. When we do this we brush over their emotions, often because they make us uncomfortable. Most times, people don’t want a blanket. They want someone who is willing to stand outside and shiver with them in the cold.

Grief ate at these doctors, distracting them from both their families and their patients. Many reported withdrawing from emotional involvement with their patients and that their patients had noticed they weren't fully present.