“Be independent of the good opinion of other people.”
“If you’re really spiritual, then you should be totally independent of the good and the bad opinions of the world…you should have faith in yourself.”
“To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.”
“I've always depended very heavily on the good opinion of others.”
“The best solution is to be kind and good while ignoring the opinions of others.”
“We ought to be able to combine opposites: the love of goodness with indifference to other people's opinions, a liking for work with indifference to fame, concern for our health with indifference to life.”