It is… axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings with others, we cannot be aware of it at the time: conscious insensitivity is a self-contradiction. – W. H. Auden

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. – Epictetus

The dew of compassion is a tear. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

The more sympathy you give, the less you need. – Malcolm S. Forbes