“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone… just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato

“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.” – Leo Buscaglia

“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” – Marcus Aurelius

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” – Mohsin Hamid

“The highest form of knowledge is empathy.” – Bill Bullard

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” – Dalai Lama

“When we listen with empathy to another person, we give that person psychological air.” – Stephen Covey

“Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It’s the impetus for creating change.” – Max Carver

“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy.” – Carl Rogers

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu

“Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before you criticize them.” – Unknown

“The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.” – Richard Moss

“Whenever you are angry with someone, try to understand them first. Anger often blocks understanding.” – Unknown

“Empathy is not just feeling for someone, it’s feeling with them.” – Unknown

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen R. Covey

“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” – Pema Chödrön

“A moment of empathy can change a lifetime of pain.” – Unknown

“We all have different journeys, but empathy bridges the distance.”

“Empathy is the ability to step outside of your own bubble and into the bubbles of other people.” – C. JoyBell C.

“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you—not because they are nice, but because you are.” – Unknown

“To understand another’s pain is the beginning of healing.”

“Empathy sees with the heart, not the eyes.”

Empathy is silently touching another’s heart.
Understanding is a deeper art than speaking.
Empathy is seeing the world through another’s eyes.

Empathy is listening without judging.
Understanding another’s pain is true humanity.
Empathy is what the heart sees.

Trying to understand is half the solution.
Empathy is not a step but a journey of the soul.
Empathy is a silent form of love.

To feel someone’s tears without crying is empathy.
Empathy is the mirror of true humanity.
Everyone has a story; empathy is being willing to listen.

Listening is the first door to empathy.
Empathy unites us within our differences.
Empathy is one heart leaning toward another.
Understanding emotions is the base of human connection.
To truly understand someone is to stop judging them.
Empathy is a silent cry of support.
Empathy means saying “I’m with you” without words.
It’s the bridge from one heart to another.
Sharing pain lightens the load; empathy is the key.
Empathy is as quiet as love, but just as powerful.
It’s born from awareness and grows through understanding.
Empathy is hearing someone’s silence.
Empathy is hugging without words.
Empathy is feeling, not waiting to understand.
Empathy is walking in another’s shoes.
Without empathy, communication is just noise.
Empathy makes the world more livable.
A smile can be the silent language of empathy.