All Jostein Gaarder Quotes
- The soul yearns to fly home on the wings of love to the world of ideas. It longs to be freed from the chains of… Body
- going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way Funny
- Philosophy is the opposite of fairy tales Fairy
- the very best that can happen is to have energetic opponents. The more extreme they become, the more powerful the reaction they will have to… Best
- There are five billion people living on this planet. But you fall in love with one particular person, and you won't swap her for any… Any
- Every single morning I wake with a bang,' he said. 'It's as though the fact that I am alive is injected into me; I am… Alive
- We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust. Inspirational
- It is different for us mortals. We are the ones who become old and grey. We are the ones who become worn at the seams… Become Old
- But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort. Admire
- A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac… Atom
- 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.… Balance
- He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done… Agreeing
- Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is… Admission
- Hegel said that `truth` is subjective, thus rejecting the existence of any `truth` above or beyond human reason. All knowledge is human knowledge. All
- According to Kierkegaard, rather than searching for the Truth with a capital T, it is more important to find the kind of truths that are… According
- Kierkegaard also said that truth is `subjective`. By this he did not mean it doesn't matter what we think or believe. He meant that the… Believe
- Throughout the entire history of philosophy, philosophers have sought to discover what man is - or what human nature is. But Sartre believed that man… Actors
- Life is short for those who are truly able to understand that one day the entire world will come to a complete end. Not everyone… Ability
- (As human beings) We see everything everything in a glass, darkly. Sometimes we can peer through the glass and catch a glimpse of what is… Beings
- I've nothing against eye make-up and lipstick. But the fact is that we’re actually living on a planet in space. For me that’s an extraordinary… Actually Living