Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)

Indian political leader and philosopher

• “Know thyself.”

  —Socrates, Greek philosopher (470–399 B.C. E.)

• “The man of character bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.”

  —Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.), Greek philosopher and scientist

• “This above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

  —William Shakespeare, playwright (1564–1616)

• “Character is much easier kept than recovered.”

  —Thomas Paine (1737–1809), writer and revolutionary

• “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad.

• People are either charming or tedious.”

  —Oscar Wilde (1856–1900), English playwright

• “Some people with great virtues are disagreeable, while others with great vice are delightful.”

  —Duc de la Rochefoucauld (1613—1680), French philosopher

• “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

  —Carl Jung (1875–1961), Swiss psychiatrist

• “The Doc told me that I had a dual personality. Then he lays an $82 bill on me, so I give him 41 bucks and say, ‘Get the other 41 bucks from the other guy.’ ”

  —Jerry Lewis (1926–), American comedian

• “I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

  —Norman O. Brown (1913–2002), American scholar

• “Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.”

  —Erich Fromm (1900–1980), American psychologist

• “I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward. The example of great and fine personalities is the only thing that can lead us to fine ideas and noble deeds. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi with the money bags of Carnegie?” —Albert Einstein (1879–1955), Nobel Prize winner in Physics

• “Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.”

  —Karl Menninger (1893–1990) American psychiatrist

What do you like about yourself?

Write a postcard to a stranger which celebrates yourself and your strongest traits.

你喜欢你自己哪些方面？拿一张卡片，写下你的优点，给陌生人寄出去祝贺自己。