20 Quotes to Help You Eliminate Toxic People from Your Life

Lisa Edwards
Jul 16
3 min read

Updated: Jul 27

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Have you ever noticed that not everyone you spend time with wants what’s best for you?

How sometimes when you are getting ready to meet up with someone you start remembering how they made you feel the last time you spent time with them?

If the people around you make you feel any less than what you are they probably shouldn’t be in your life.

Toxic people are all around us and they can be hard to identify as they often disguise it well by being pretending to be charming, funny, or even caring then they try to pass off their narky comments or rude remarks as ‘just joking’ or they accuse you of being ‘too sensitive’. If this sounds familiar this is for you.

Here are 20 quotes to help you identify and let go of toxic/negative people.

If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can't hear them anymore.
If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.
Avoiding certain people to protect your mental health is not a weakness… it's wisdom.
The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.
Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.
When someone says 'you've changed' it usually means you've stopped living your life their way.
Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around.
As I got older I started to cut out food that was bad for me. As I got wiser I did the same with people.
Make sure everyone in your 'boat' is rowing and not drilling holes when you're not looking.
Never stop being a good person because of bad people.
Negative people need drama like oxygen, stay positive it will take their breath away.
People in therapy are often in therapy to deal with the people in their lives who won't go to therapy.
You can literally feel your energy being drained when you're around people you shouldn't be around.
A lot of problems can be solved just by removing some foods, some people, and some habits from your life.
If you look at the people in your circle and don't get inspired, then you don't have a circle, you have a cage.
Someone who truly loves you will never expect you to give up on your goals, dreams, or ambitions. They will encourage you, not hold you back.
Toxic people will not be changed by your kindness. Yes, be kind, but move on swiftly and let life be their educator.
Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.
Be around people that make you want to be a better person, who make you feel good, make you laugh, and remind you what's important in life.