Quotes about Sympathy
In the chamber of death... I see a repose that neither earth nor hell can break, and I feel an assurance of the endless and shadow less hereafter-the Eternity they have entered-where life is boundless in its duration, and love in its sympathy, and joy in its fullness... One might doubt in seasons of cold reflection; but not then in the presence of her corpse. It asserted its own tranquility, which seemed a pledge of equal quiet to its former inhabitant.
— Emily Bronte
I see a repose that neither earth nor hell can break, and I feel an assurance of the endless and shadowless hereafter—the Eternity they have entered—where life is boundless in its duration, and love in its sympathy, and joy in its fulness.
— Emily Bronte
We do sometimes pity creatures that have none of the feeling either for themselves or others.
— Emily Bronte
that you never be unfortunate or unhappy, but free, unrestricted and unrestrained; in sympathy with God's rule, which you submit to cheerfully; at odds with no one, no one's accuser; able in all sincerity to speak Cleanthes' line: 'Lead me, Zeus, lead me, Destiny.
— Epictetus
The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.
— William Hazlitt
Hallo, Eeyore." "Same to you, Pooh Bear, and twice on Thursdays," said Eeyore gloomily. Before Pooh could say: 'Why Thursdays?' Christopher Robin began to explain the sad story of Eeyore's lost house.
— AA Milne
Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
— Publilius Syrus
For the secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and likeness.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. and Mrs. Daneeka: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, son, father, or brother was killed, wounded, or reported missing in action.
— Joseph Heller
Francis Bacon," said Peter, a trifle belatedly. "Mr. Kirk, you're a man after my own heart.
— Dorothy Sayers
Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most
— Aesop
The secrets of life are not shown except to sympathy and likeness
— Ralph Waldo Emerson