He not only had the gift of “reading” men and women, of seeing into their hearts, he also had the gift of putting himself in their place, of not just seeing what they felt but of feeling what they felt, almost as if what had happened to them had happened to him, too. Robert A. Caro
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I have always believed that the ability to empathize is one of the most important qualities that you can have. Empathy is one of those abilities that is not taught in schools or discussed in the media. People who understand how to empathize are able to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. This is a skill that not everyone has, but to those who do, it can be life changing.

Source: Master Of The Senate

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