Words of sympathy feel inadequate in expressing grief and sorrow for a loss so great. Sending a warm embrace and all my love during this sad time.

Share these sympathy quotes with anyone experiencing grief and loss. Write these inspirational quotes in a card or use them to find comfort of your own.

Heartfelt expressions of concern for the person suffering a loss, then, combine empathy and sympathy. What remains less clear is the route that you should follow to get to empathy.

Why these seven words of sympathy after a tragedy deserve our praise not scorn. Caring is important but we must do more after a horrible incident.

I’m beginning to feel sorry for sympathy. It was once such an honorable impulse. Humble, sincere, ... Spare us your sympathy, in other words. But what did sympathy do to deserve this treatment?

But unlike empathy, sympathy does not involve a shared perspective or shared emotions, and while the facial expressions of sympathy convey caring and concern, they do not convey shared distress.

When giving the gift of money in a sympathy card, it's important to include a heartfelt message for the family. This makes the gift personal, and ultimately, your words will offer at least as much ...