Quotes about Empathy
We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of others and irrational mania of those who hate or condemn us.
— Thomas Merton
To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.
— Albert Ellis
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
— Publilius Syrus
Reject hatred without hating.
— Mary Baker Eddy
The ultimate proof of total forgiveness takes place when we sincerely petition the Father to let those who have hurt us off the hookâeven if they have hurt not only us, but also those close to us.
— RT Kendall
Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.
— Thomas a Kempis
Forgiveness is something that we are often asked to grant and very few of us ever have the roadmap of how to get from the pain that we have experienced to being able to forgive someone.
— Desmond Tutu
If we do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will be a blind and toothless nation.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Forgiveness is really a gift to yourself - have the compassion to forgive others, and the courage to forgive yourself.
— Mary Anne Radmacher
Forgiveness is the ultimate preventive medicine, as well as the greatest healer.
— Marianne Williamson
To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die.
— St. Augustine
I learned that true forgiveness includes total acceptance.
— Catherine Marshall