Empathy Quotes

135 inspire records in this category

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.”

Lucius Annaeus Seneca  

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”

Oscar Wilde  

“It is nice to be important, but more important to be nice.”

Walter Winchell  

“The seeds of care and empathy are built into every human being and a variety of soils and fertilizers will allow those same seeds to grow and flourish. ”

Gudjon Bergmann  

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

Tessa Dare  

“It is true that I am endowed with an absurd sensitiveness, what scratches others tears me to pieces. ”

Gustave Flaubert  

“A child is not born with affection, adoration, and kindheartedness. A person accrues empathy and sympathy from experiencing our own pain. ”

Kilroy J. Oldster  

“It is the weak that expresses aggressiveness to show strength. But real strength, it’s in the gentle. ”

Nurudeen Ushawu  

“Practicing kindness increases our ability to be empathetic. It helps keep our hearts open. And that, truly, is the best way to live. ”

Kristi Bowman  

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ”

Dalai Lama  

“Give Compassion: Every day the average person fights epic battles never told just to survive. ”

Ken Poirot  

“The highest form of knowledge is empathy. ”

Bill Bullard  

“Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer. ”

Rachael Joy Scott  

“Love and compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion. ”

Dalai Lama  

“Until you have real compassion, you cannot recognize love. ”

Bob Thurman  

“We can’t heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness. ”

Mary Davis  

“There is no such thing as tough love. Love is kind, love is compassionate, love is tender. ”

Heather Wolf  

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. ”

John Holmes  

“Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life. ”

Jackie Chan  

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. ”

Plato  

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. ”

Princess Diana  

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ”

Leo Buscaglia  

“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle. ”

Charles Glassman  

“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion. ”

Dalai Lama