Don't Take Anything Personally.
Nothing others do is because of you.
- don Miguel Ruiz
You can't get mad at weather because weather's not about you.
Apply that lesson to most other aspects of life.
- Doug Coupland
Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
- Napoleon
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; ...
Forgive them anyway.
- Kent Keith
(often attributed to Mother Teresa, who kept a copy on the wall of her orphanage)
What you think of me is none of my business.
- Terry Cole-Whittaker
Whatever anyone else says or does, their words
and their actions are truly about themselves.
Don't take it personally when they rant,
even if they direct their unhappiness in your direction.
Their negativity is basically selfishness,
and their selfishness is about them, not about you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Don't Take Rejection Personally
How to be Positive Around Negative People
How to Not Care What People Think about You
When You Have Been Wronged
When to Avoid Battles
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