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title: "8 Caring Things Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Caring Things quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Caring Things sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I care as much as I can, but I don’t spend energy caring about things I cannot resolve.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-maguire/i-care-as-much-as-i-can-but-i-don-t-spend-energy-caring-about-things/)

[Gregory Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-maguire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/gregory-maguire-547_care_i-care-as-much-as-i-can-but-i-don-t-spen_39546.png)

> [I stopped caring about things I should care about and started caring about things I shouldn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-stopped-caring-about-things-i-should-care-about-and-started-caring/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/anonymous-1_caring_i-stopped-caring-about-things-i-should-c_472651.jpg)

> [“The only tasks that you will need to continue for the rest of your life are those of choosing what to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-kondo/the-only-tasks-that-you-will-need-to-continue-for-the-rest-of-your/)

[Marie Kondō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-kondo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/marie-kondo-8259_life_the-only-tasks-that-you-will-need-to-con_1048458.jpg)

> [We are unhappy when we insist on caring about things that don't care about us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mark/we-are-unhappy-when-we-insist-on-caring-about-things-that-don-t-care/)

[Terry Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/terry-mark-87_caring_we-are-unhappy-when-we-insist-on-caring_1499565.jpg)

> [Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/letting-go-does-not-mean-not-caring-about-things-it-means-caring/)

[Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/jack-kornfield-936_caring_letting-go-does-not-mean-not-caring-abou_1527619.png)

> [The older you get the more you stop caring about things you thought you would never stop caring about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-older-you-get-the-more-you-stop-caring-about-things-you-thought/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/anonymous-1_ageing_the-older-you-get-the-more-you-stop-cari_2270681.jpg)

> [Busyness makes us stop caring about the things we care about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-buchanan/busyness-makes-us-stop-caring-about-the-things-we-care-about/)

[Mark Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-buchanan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/mark-buchanan-23815_busyness_busyness-makes-us-stop-caring-about-the_2379289.png)

> [One of the best feelings in the world is when you stop caring about things that used to bother you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/one-of-the-best-feelings-in-the-world-is-when-you-stop-caring-about/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/anonymous-1_being-free_one-of-the-best-feelings-in-the-world-is_2405733.jpg)

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