More quotes by Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World

"The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state."
"Man is the measure of all things', said the Sophist Protagora (c. 485-410 B.C.). By that he meant that the question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a person's needs."
"Wisest is she who knows she does not know."
"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."
"It's not him who's disturbed. But he likes to disturb others--to shake them out of their rut."