Philosophy Quote by Jostein Gaarder — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you believed in Christianity or Islam it was called 'faith', but if you believed in astrology or friday the thirteenth it was Superstition!”

“When we sense something, it is due to the movement of atoms in space. When I see the moon it is because "moon atoms" penetrate my eye.”

“A true philosopher must never give up.”

“Kitalah planet yang hidup itu, Sophie! Kitalah kapal besar yang berlayar mengelilingi matahari yang membakar alam raya. Tapi kita masing-masing adalah juga sebuah kapal bermuatan gen-gen yang melayari kehidupan. Jika kita sudah membawa muatan ini dengan selamat ke pelabuhan berikut --berarti hidup kita tidak sia-sia.”

“Wisest is she who knows she does not know.”

“It's not him who's disturbed. But he likes to disturb others--to shake them out of their rut.”

“To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life...to beauty all is forgiven.”

“Share your love, share you happiness, care for others; your wealth will be endless.”

“If you can't test it, it's not theorics -- it's metatheorics. A branch of philosophy. So, if you want to think of it this way, our test equipment is what defines the boundary separating theorics from philosophy.”

“My depth has no depth”

“Animals are irrational men”

“Bloom as if you want to make the whole world beautiful.”