The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
No one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True understanding and connection with others stems from love and sympathy.
Henry Ward Beecher emphasizes the importance of love as a foundational element for genuinely addressing and understanding the emotions and hearts of others. Without love and sympathy, one cannot effectively engage with or comprehend the complexities of human feelings, suggesting that a compassionate approach is essential in personal interactions.
Themes
LoveSympathyHuman ConnectionUnderstandingEmpathy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about teamwork, one might reference this quote to highlight the importance of empathy in collaboration.
More from Henry Ward Beecher
All quotes βA man who cannot get angry is like a stream that cannot overflow, that is always turbid. Sometimes indignation is as good as a thunderstorm in summer, clearing and cooling the air.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
No man can tell if he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. We should live for the future, and yet should find our life in the fidelities of the present; the last is only the method of the first.
Henry Ward BeecherRead
Similar quotes
To feel overflowing love and almost unbearable compassion for all living creatures is the best way to fulfil the wishes of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Even if for the moment you cannot actually help a sentient being in an external way, meditate on love and compassion constantly over the months and years until compassion is knit inseparably into the very fabric of your mind.
Dilgo Khyentse RinpocheRead
Any place you love is the world to you.
Oscar WildeRead
You know what love is? _x000D_ It is all kindness, generosity.
RumiRead
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or cancer or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling or being unwanted, uncared for, deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, the terrible indifference towards one's neighbor who lives at the roadside, the victim of exploitation, corruption, poverty, and disease.
Mother TeresaRead
He stopped, turned. He cupped his hands around his mouth. ''For you a thousand times over!'' he said. Then he smiled his Hassan smile and disappeared around the corner.
Khaled HosseiniRead
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
Tom RobbinsRead