The knowledge that we have brother scouts working in the same uniform, to the same ends, in the same way, in all corners of the Empire, cannot but make scouts proud of their brotherhood, and cannot fail to bring them into closer sympathy. Robert Baden-Powell bringbrotherbrotherhood share on social
To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. Ivan Turgenev desireexpectgenuine Change image and share on social
I like the Rolling Stones for karaoke. 'Sympathy For The Devil' is a great one. Hugh Jackman devilgreatkaraoke Change image and share on social
I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers. Dorothy Day askbrotherfaith share on social
Grief is only the memory of widowed affections. James Martineau affectiongriefmemory Change image and share on social
Abstract sympathy with the working class as an economic entity is easy, but the feeling can vanish on contact with actual members of the group, who often arrive with disturbing beliefs and powerful resentments - who might not sound or look like people urban progressives want to know. George Packer abstractactualarrive share on social
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply. Billy Graham deathdeeplyhurt Change image and share on social
What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which is worse, this habit, or keeping one's self so absorbed intellectually as to forget the sufferings and cares of others, to lose sympathy through having too much to think about? Lucy Larcom absorbbadlycare share on social
The late Tom Wicker's biography of Nixon, called 'One of Us,' is really quite good: you see the biographer discovering dimensions of sympathy for his subject that he hadn't expected to feel. Thomas Mallon biographerbiographycall Change image and share on social
Fess up, 'Hunger Games' fans: Does anyone care about Peeta or find him attractive? He's the Ron Weasley of the series: he gets points for callow valor and sympathy for his run of bad luck, but he remains a pasty, earnest bore. Richard Corliss attractivebadbear share on social