Sensitivity

Sensitivity Quotes

"The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly."
Henry David Thoreau

"Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears."
Edgar Allan Poe

"A light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn."
Peter Thomson

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Sensitivity Definition: Heightened awareness of oneself and others within the context of social and personal relationships.

Etymology of 'Sensitivity'
late 14c., in reference to the body or its parts, "having the function of sensation;" also (early 15c.) "pertaining to the faculty of the soul that receives and analyzes sensory information;" from Old French sensitif "capable of feeling" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin sensitivus "capable of sensation," from Latin sensus, past participle of sentire "feel perceive". Meaning "easily affected" (with reference to mental feelings) first recorded 1816; meaning "having intense physical sensation" is from 1849.

Positive Suggestions:
"Awaken your natural Sensitivity"
"Perfect Sensitivity is within you"
"Allow yourself to feel Sensitive now"
"Accept Sensitivity"
"Trust in your Sensitivity"

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