Edith Wharton Quotes

I'm sensitive to how people are feeling if they feel like they got it wrong, and sensitive to the people who are kind of gloating that they knew all along, they figured it out. I'm loving them through this process, because I know that it took me a while once I found out that it was me.

Being hurt inevitably breeds feelings of hatred towards your attacker. But when we hurt others, we have to deal with their hatred for us, and our own feelings of guilt. But knowing what it feels like to be hurt is exactly why we try to be kind to others. That's what makes us human.

He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.

It is important in this journey to remember that just because someone has inflicted hurt upon us, it does not give us the right to do the same. Body shaming and hurtful tactics will never get the job done.

Spread love and understanding,” Reacher said. “Use force if necessary.

Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?

I am looking for the human who admits his flaws Who shocks the adversary By being kinder not stronger What would that be like? We don't even know

I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life.

I cannot tell and I shall never know how many words of mine might have given birth to cruelty in place of love and kindness and charity.

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

He who doesn't consider himself is seldom considerate of others.

My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

I hope that whenever my daughter has a negative experience, I'm there to talk about it and remind her how we feel when it's done to her so that she doesn't do it to others.

Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.

The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.

As parents, we're human beings, too, but sometimes we're not as understanding as we'd like to be.

I'm very human.

If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.

I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own.

My goal isn't to wake up in the morning and hurt people's feelings.

It's good for everyone to understand that they are to love their enemies, simply because your enemies show you things about yourself you need to change. So in actuality enemies are friends in reverse.

In my old age I've come to find that if you respect other people, you feel better about yourself.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves.

It's important to determine not just the quality of your mind but the fullness of your heart.