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Spoonful of Positive: Empathy
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it. -- Maya Angelou
Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself. -- Mohsin Hamid
Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place. -- Daniel H. Pink
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize? --Marcus Aurelius
You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself. --John Steinbeck
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