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YOU'RE NOT THE TARGET MARKET: Quotes on minding your own business.

Today's blog is a real gem. One of the oldest lessons in human history re-taught by a selection of quotes from various individuals. Enjoy.

“Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.” – Robert A. Heinlein 

“If you mind your own business, you`ll stay busy all the time.” – Hank Williams Jr.

“My life, my choices, my mistakes, my lessons- NOT YOUR BUSINESS.” – Wiz Khalifa 

“Mind your own business. What your neighbor does (within the law) is none of your concern. Accept that behavior is not evil simply because it is different.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“The biggest fool is the one who minds the business of others rather than minding his very own.” - Unknown

“Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.” –
Gautama Buddha

“When every one minds his own business the work is done.”- Danish Proverb 

“Sweep in front of your own door.”- German Proverb

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" - Matthew 7:3 

“Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.” – Plato

"While you are too busy minding other people’s business, who is busy minding yours”? – Edmond Mbiaka

"Musa ukuqalaza amadoda, bheka izindaba zakho." - Senyaka Kekana 

“Make somebody happy today. Mind your own business.” – Ann Landers 

"I am very busy with my life, try someone else." - Mthoko M. Mpofana

"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events & small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt 

“Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can’t mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.”- William S. Burroughs 

“There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you’re not running their race. You’re running your race.”- Joel Osteen

“My actions should not even concern you one bit for I am my own person, that is the truth.” - Unknown 

“Life will surely be less stressful if you just focus on yourself and ways to improve yourself.” - Unknown

 
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