Jim Butcher Quotes

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they have to walk.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

But I still feel like a normal person... I've walked the streets and I know what it feels like. I speak with humility, and apparently those songs connect with people.

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

I like the nice guys. I like when they show the stories, the human element behind it all.

It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage.

It doesn't hurt to show some empathy.

The irony is that I'm actually a very empathetic person, but I don't believe in sympathy at all.

I love my ability to generate empathy and compassion within myself and others.

The truth is that we should live with less envy and more cordiality and empathy.

If you can understand, you can feel compassion.

Do not miss a single chance - not one single opportunity - to tell someone how wonderful they are, how special they are, how important to you they are, how incredible as a person they are, how beautiful they are inside and out. Do not miss a single opening in which to insert such a comment, genuinely felt and genuinely meant.

Sometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.

To win hearts, smile kindly on people's weaknesses.

A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path—he does not mock and jeer at him and then take himself off. You also must show the unlearned man the truth, and you will see that he will follow. But so long as you do not show it him, you should not mock, but rather feel your own incapacity.

When you have a choice whether to be be right or to be kind, choose to be kind.

Fight less, cuddle more. Demand less, serve more. Text less, talk more. Criticize less, compliment more. Stress less, laugh more. worry less, pray more. With each new day, find new ways to love each other even more.

One should be gentle with the ignorant, for they are the chosen of God.

How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are ourselves

You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.

Compassion is an essential element of love.

Who cares? If he is good to you? None of us ever find enough kindness in the world, do we?

Most important are the lessons of being humble, being a giver, and generally being a loving and caring person for people. That is something that I am trying to instill in my kids and all the kids around the world.

People can be cruel,' he says with a sympathetic look that makes me trust him even more. And right then I realize that he is not writing down all my words in a file, which I really appreciate, let me tell you.