Empathy quotes

Welcome to our collection of empathy quotes! Empathy is a powerful human quality that allows us to understand and share the feelings of others. It is the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, to see the world through their perspective, and to truly connect on an emotional level.

These quotes delve into the depths of empathy, reminding us of its significance in our lives. They provide insights from notable individuals who have acknowledged its importance and have experienced its profound impact. Reading these quotes will inspire you to cultivate empathy in your own life, fostering compassion, understanding, and positive relationships.

Explore this page to find a diverse range of quotes that capture the essence of empathy. Whether you seek words of wisdom, motivation, or validation, you are sure to find them here. Join us on this journey as we celebrate and explore the power of empathy through the profound words of thinkers, artists, and leaders.

Feel free to browse through the various quotes in this category, and let them serve as a reminder of the beauty and transformative potential of empathy.

Writing allows for fictitious voices - the voices of persons unlike myself - that might otherwise be muted.
I think people perceive my creatures as absurd because they look different, but at the same time, they are a little bit familiar. I want people to feel a kind of empathy with them. When you think about it, all nature is kind of strange looking.. in fact, I'm a strange a looking creature.
E. B. White
E. B. White
Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved Classics
The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
If you have a character that seems to be all perfect, it's hard to relate to him because when you read a story you really want to empathize with the character that you are reading about. And it's hard to empathize with someone who is flawless and who has no problems.
Harvey Mackay
Harvey Mackay
Business Guru & Motivational Speaker
You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.
M. F. K. Fisher
M. F. K. Fisher
Pioneering Food Writer
I think that when two people are able to weave that kind of invisible thread of understanding and sympathy between each other, that delicate web, they should not risk tearing it. It is too rare, and it lasts too short a time at best.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Musician
When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committing suicide because they're gay and it's horrible.
Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz
Israeli fashion designer
I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?'
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
American President
Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.
I was brought up to be sympathetic toward others.
Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, another's soul.
...[I am] utterly entranced, at times, with the mere fact that there are other people, and that they experience themselves as the primary center of consciousness just as I do. That fact alone...Well, that fact alone is staggering.