Quotes about Empathy

“ The closest thing to God on Earth is a benevolent parent. “

-Barbara Kingsolver-

The closest thing to God on Earth is a benevolent parent.

Empathy is the bridge between different worlds.

I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes.

Empathy is the bridge that connects hearts across the chasms of misunderstanding.

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to feel with the heart of another.

Empathy bridges the gap between our hearts and the hearts of others.

Understanding others begins with empathy.

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help.

You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.

Sometimes your world shakes so hard, it’s difficult to imagine that everyone else isn’t feeling it too

The essential dilemma of my life is between my deep desire to belong and my suspicion of belonging.

Empathy isn’t just listening, it’s asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.

Empathy is the bridge that connects hearts and minds.

Empathy is about understanding and sharing the feelings of others.

Empathy is the ability to step outside of your own bubble and into the bubbles of other people.

Empathy is the ability to see the world through another’s eyes; it’s the foundation of compassion.

Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost.

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another.