Top 200 Empathy Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Hungry for love, He looks at you. Thirsty for kindness, He begs of you. Naked for loyalty, He hopes in you. Homeless for shelter in your heart, He asks of you. Will you be that one to Him?”

— Mother Teresa

152. “Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ‘Make me feel important.’ Never forget this message when working with people.”

— Mary Kay Ash

153. “What brings understanding is love. When your heart is full, then you will listen to the teacher, to the beggar, to the laughter of children, to the rainbow, and to the sorrow of man. Under every stone and leaf, that which is eternal exists.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

154. “Our survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are in fact one and the same.”

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

155. “Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

156. “Having respect for animals makes us better humans...”

— Jane Goodall

157. “Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.”

— Pope Francis

158. “When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.”

— Bell Hooks

159. “That’s when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you – without you asking.”

— Adriana Trigiani

160. “Leave people better than you found them.”

— Marvin J. Ashton

161. “Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.”

— Ram Dass

162. “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”

— Steve Maraboli

163. “One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.”

— Mother Teresa

164. “When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to her who suffers, and try to help her.”

— Leo Tolstoy

165. “It only takes a second for you to call a girl fat and she will starve herself for the rest of her life. Think before you act.”

— Harry Styles

166. “Life’s too short. We have to love each other.”

— Drew Barrymore

167. “The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.”

— Mother Teresa

168. “I will greet this day with love in my heart.”

— Og Mandino

169. “There’s a story behind every person. There’s a reason why they’re the way they are. Think about that before you judge anyone.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

170. “There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.”

— Bryant McGill

171. “Empathy is the ultimate form of customer insight.”

— Don Peppers

172. “Community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another.”

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

173. “Only by being a man or woman for others does one become fully human.”

— Pedro Arrupe

174. “When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity of accepting and having compassion for them is there.”

— Nhat Hanh

175. “The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.”

— Myles Munroe

176. “When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.”

— Margaret J. Wheatley

177. “Sitting with the poor and less fortunate people removes the ego and pride from your heart.”

— Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

178. “But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

179. “Real strength has to do with helping others.”

— Fred Rogers

180. “This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.”

— Kristin Neff

181. “Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. For the positive energy spread to one will be felt by us all. For we are connected, one and all.”

— Deborah Day

182. “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”

— Anne Frank

183. “If her past were your past, her pain your pain, her level of consciousness your level of consciousness, you would think and act exactly as she does. With this realization comes forgiveness, compassion and peace.”

— Eckhart Tolle

184. “When we see the Beloved in each person, it’s like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.”

— Ram Dass

185. “Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”

— Taylor Swift

186. “Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.”

— Alan Cohen

187. “Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

188. “Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.”

— Jane Goodall

189. “Do not assume that he who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, he would never have been able to find these words.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

190. “In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

191. “Open, honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship, but remember that at the end of the day it’s not what you say or what you do, but how you make people feel that matters the most.”

— Tony Hsieh

192. “God bless us, every one!”

— Charles Dickens

193. “Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”

— Jack Kerouac

194. “The sooner one develops compassion in this journey, the better. Compassion lets us appreciate that each individual is doing what he or she must do, and that there is no reason to judge another person or oneself. You merely do what you can to further your own awakening.”

— Ram Dass

195. “Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?”

— Sam Harris

196. “When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their chaos.”

— L.R. Knost

197. “To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.”

— Stephen R. Covey

198. “Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.”

— Kiana Tom

199. “Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.”

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

200. “We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.”

— Desmond Tutu