Karl Ove Knausgard Quotes

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.

It is by doing good that we become good.

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.

To do no evil is good, to intend none better.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

I want to be a good human being.

Being a 'good man' is something you do, not something you are.

I just want to be a good man.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Be virtuous and you will be vicious.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

Good characters are rare. As long as I find one or two a year, I'm happy.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

In my life, I'm just looking for that life of integrity that my father had. I have a good heart; I'm not a heartbreaker.

You can know a person is a good person or a bad person by who they are, not by what they look like.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?

To play a good guy is nice because in a way, he is so open for answers.

As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters.