What other people think of me is none of my business. One of the highest places you can get to is being independent of the good opinions of other people.
Interpretation
Value your own opinions over others' judgments.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and the idea that one should not be overly concerned with the thoughts and opinions of others. By prioritizing our own self-perception and values, we can achieve true independence and inner peace.
In practice
During a motivational seminar, to encourage self-acceptance.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds
Only a person who is congenially self-centered has the effrontery and the stamina to write essays
But if a mirror ever makes _x000D_ you sad_x000D_ you should know_x000D_ that it does _x000D_ not know_x000D_ you.
When two intelligent parties disagree, that's when the potential for learning and moving ahead begins.
If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
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