"Empathy is patiently and sincerely seeing the..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
Empathy is patiently and sincerely seeing the world through the other person's eyes. It is not learned in school; it is cultivated over a lifetime.
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“But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy.”
“I refuse to make money out of my science. My laurel is not for sale like so many bales of cotton.”
“The daily struggle does not arise from a purpose or a program, but from an immediate need.”
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“When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes.”
“Connect. Embrace. Liberate. Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.”
“I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.”