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

“The truth is that I feel totally helpless, or totally inconsolable, to be more honest. I’m not trying to hide it, but it’s something you’re not to worry about.”

“Health is the natural condition. When sickness occurs, it is a sign that Nature has gone off course because of a physical or mental imbalance. The road to health for everyone is through moderation, harmony, and a 'sound mind in a sound body'.”

“And although I have seen nothing but black crows in my life, it doesn't mean that there's no such thing as a white crow. Both for a philosopher and for a scientist it can be important not to reject the possibility of finding a white crow. You might almost say that hunting for 'the white crow' is science's principal task.”

“Wir werden alt und grau. Wir werden eines Tages verschlissen sein und aus der Welt verschwinden. Mit unseren Träumen ist das anders. Sie können in anderen Menschen weiterleben, wenn es uns schon längst, längst nicht mehr gibt.”

“A true philosopher must never give up.”

“Live to revel in just another twilight. Life may sink and disappear along with the sunset never to rise again”

“Perhaps we do not love life enough.”

“The only person who needs forgiveness is the one who doesn't deserve it.”

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give values to survival.”

“And now we step to the rhythm of miracles.”

“to have great pain is to have certainty; to hear that another person has pain is to have doubt.”