Whenever you feel like criticizing any one…just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had. By F. Scott Fitzgerald Quick View Author All Quotes, F. Scott Fitzgerald Tag: #empathy, #thankful, #understanding, #understanding-others
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. By Henri Nouwen Quick View Author All Quotes, Henri Nouwen Tag: #empathy, #friends, #friendship, #inspirational
To perceive is to suffer. By Aristotle Quick View Author All Quotes, Aristotle Tag: #empathy, #life, #suffer, #understanding
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. By Ernest Hemingway Quick View Author All Quotes, Ernest Hemingway Tag: #concern, #empathy, #listening, #understanding-others
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Quick View Author All Quotes, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Tag: #adversity, #beauty, #empathy, #people, #understanding