Suzy Kassem Quotes

I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.

Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.

I want to be a good human being.

My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.

He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.

In the darkest hour through which a human soul can pass, whatever else is doubtful, this at least is certain. If there be no God and no future state, yet even then it is better to be generous than selfish, better to be chaste than licentious, better to be true than false, better to be brave than to be a coward.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.'

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

I feel really ambiguous about the psychology of people trying to do good in the world.

The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.