Unfortunately, interacting with mean people is just part of life that cannot be avoided. However, the way in which we approach mean people can be. ðŸ˜
Because of this, I have uncovered some of the most insightful quotes about mean people that are great for those who don’t want to be impacted by these types of people.
Side note: If you think I have left out any must-have quotes or saying, please share them in the comments and I will be sure to add them in future updates! 😃
59+ Insightful Quotes About Mean People
1. “Be kind even to mean people.” – Proverb
2. “I forgive people but that doesn’t mean.” – Unknown
3. “I’m close to very few people but those few people mean everything to me.” – Unknown
4. “Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.” – Proverb
5. “Rudeness is the weak person’s imitation of strength.” – Proverb
6. “Mean people don’t bother me one bit. Mean people who disguise themselves as nice people bother me a whole lot.” – Proverb
7. “Strong people don’t put others down they lift them up.” – Unknown
8. “Some people should use a glue stick instead of the chopstick.” – Proverb
9. “Dear mean people, I hope you choke a little on my sparkle.” – Unknown
10. “I’m actually not funny I’m just mean and people think I’m joking.” – Proverb
11. “People will always tell you what you do wrong but they are hesitant to compliment you for the many things you do right.” – Unknow
12. “If people are trying to bring you down it means you’re above them.” – Proverb
13. “Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people just don’t care.” – Unknown
14. “Some people only hate you because of the way other people love you.” – Proverb
15. “You don’t need to take revenge. Just sit back and wait because karma will get hold of those that hurt you and if you are lucky, God will let you watch.” – Proverb
16. “The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful life will become.” – Proverb
17. “Your success, your life, your happiness. Don’t let mean people bring that down.” – Unknown
18. “Being a good person does not mean you have to put up with people’s rubbish.” – Proverb
19. “Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.” – Unknown
20. “After all, Damn It, What does being in love mean if you can’t trust a person.” – Evelyn Waugh
21. “Only people who are not happy with themselves are mean to others. Remember that.” – Proverb
22. “Flying first-class means sitting next to a better class of person I don’t want to talk to.” – Dov Davidoff
23. “No matter how many mean people I meet in my life, I will always have a good heart. Nobody will ever change that.” – Unknown
24. “People can be mean. Don’t take it personally. It says nothing about you but a lot about them.” – Proverb
25.”I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I’m only a person.” – Jonathan Brandis
26. “I am thankful for the difficult people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I don’t want to be.” – Proverb
27. “A lot of times, you beat a person who beat a person who can beat. I mean, it doesn’t make any sense. – Joe Rogan
28. “I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty; and besides, The pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw
29. “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw
30. “Rude, keep a smile on your face. When you stay on the high road and keep your joy, You take away there.” – Unknown
31. “There are people much less fortunate than us, and I don’t mean people hungry sleeping in the streets either.” – Della
Reese
32. “Mean people don’t bother me a bit Mean people who disguise themselves as nice people bother me a whole lot.” – Proverb
33. “Ignoring people doesn’t mean I’m mad at them. It’s just that they are not really important and not worth of my time.” – Kate
34. “Loving your child also means respecting him as a person. Treat him with the same courtesy as would a friend.” – Claudia Jones
35. “I mean, I feel like just a new person completely.” – Jennifer Capriati
36. “The way you people treat you is a statement about who they are as a human being. It is not a statement about you.” – Unknown
37.”Love means tearing down the separateness and the boundaries between your heart feelings and another person.” – Ken Keyes Jr.
38.”Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” – Unknown
39. “World is so mean, People loves you only according to their needs.” – Unknown
40. “Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.” – Unknown
41. “I hate sitting around a table and talking about what a play might mean. I’m a fine person who’s always like, Can we get up on our feet and just do it.” – Norbert Leo Butz
42. “A smile doesn’t always mean a person is happy. Sometimes it simply means they are strong enough to face their problems.” – Auliq Ice
43. “Just because two people ceased to exist as a unit, it didn’t mean you no longer felt the other person’s presence in your life.” – KIM KARR
44. “Respect your self enough to say “I deserve peace and walk away from people or things that prevent you from attaining it.” – Jerico Silvers
45. “Just Because Someone walks away from you it doesn’t mean they’re bad people it just means that their part in your story is over.” – Unknown
46. “If you didn’t see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears don’t invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth.” – Proverb
47. “A people who mean to be free must be prepared to meet danger in person. And not rely upon the fallacious protection of armies.” – Edmund Randolph
48. “I’m not a quick wit. I’m only funny on paper. I mean, I’m not totally humorless. It’s just then in person, I’m not quite the way I am on paper.” – Mary Roach
49. “I mean, maybe I’d be a safe person for you, someone you could talk to without worrying that the press was going to capture every minute.” – Karen Kingsbury
50. “I mean people just have a way of – know they’ll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don’t want to be in.” – Proverb
51. “You may think the actions that mean the most are the ones we get credit for, But I happen to believe they mean more when people aren’t aware.” -Marilyn Grey
52. “Words don’t mean people mean.” – Alfred Korzybski
53. “People have to pretend you’re a bad person so they don’t feel guilty about the things they did to you. God forbid they be accountable for their bullshit.” – Proverb
54. “I mean. it’s impossible to fake anything if you’ve already seen the other person in a way they’d never choose for you too. You can’t go back from that.” – Sarah Dessen
55. “In the world full of mean people be the one who is kind, polite, gentle Be the among those kind people who are rare species. Learn to giveaway the greed that brings down humanity. Humanity is all that humans need now realize it’s need before it’s too late. Because karma will surely knock your doors soon.” – Janhavi Jyoti
56. “Presents don’t really mean much to me. I don’t want to sound mawkish, but it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.” – Gabriel Byrne
57. “Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people.” – Proverb
58. “In the world full of selfish and mean people I am the kind of person who prays for the people who had hurt me and consider me as their enemy but still I always pray to god for the happiness they deserve. Yes, I am kind of a person and I do exist.” – Unknown
59. “These were highly civil comments for crying out loud. I mean, people are going nuts. USA Today, the Poitico. And some people were suggesting that my comments were below the belt. Well, take a look at some pictures. Given where she wears her belts.” – Rush Limbaugh
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, some of these quotes about mean people will give you some perspective on how to deal with unkind people that you may be surrounded by.
Also, if you are looking for ways in which you can deal with and manage mean people, this article is a really great resource that teaches you how to be a better person when dealing with mean family members, colleges, or friends.