(noun) A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another; compassion.
"A person's a person, no matter how small."
"How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!"
"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success."
"One cannot do humour without a great sympathy for one's fellow man."
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."
"It was my teacher's genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful."
"I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings."
"Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored."
"Our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding."