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Scientific truth is universal, because it is only discovered by the human brain and not made by it, as art is. — Konrad Lorenz

Every scientist should, after all, regard it as his duty to tell the public, in a generally intelligible way, about what he is doing — Konrad Lorenz

It ought to be realized by all dog owners that obesity shortens a dog's life quite considerably, a life which is much too short anyhow. — Konrad Lorenz

We had better dispense with the personification of evil, because it leads, all too easily, to the most dangerous kind of war: religious war. — Konrad Lorenz

Few animals display their mood via facial expressions as distinctly as cats. — Konrad Lorenz

The human mind, in taking us down the path of technocracy, has become the adversary of life itself and collaterally the adversary of the human soul. — Konrad Lorenz

I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man: It is we. — Konrad Lorenz

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one. — Konrad Lorenz

The neuro-physiological organization which we call instinct functions in a blindly mechanical way, particularly apparent when its function goes wrong. — Konrad Lorenz

Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species. — Konrad Lorenz

The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be. — Konrad Lorenz

There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog — Konrad Lorenz

Humor and knowledge are the two great hopes of our culture. — Konrad Lorenz

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. — Konrad Lorenz

The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this Earth can ever be. — Konrad Lorenz

The cat is a wild animal that inhabits the homes of humans. — Konrad Lorenz

Every danger loses some of its terror once its causes are understood. — Konrad Lorenz

Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man. — Konrad Lorenz

The truth about an animal is far more exciting and altogether more beautiful than all the myths woven about it. — Konrad Lorenz

Hatred of humanity and love of animals make a very bad combination. — Konrad Lorenz

Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value. — Konrad Lorenz

We do not take humor seriously enough. — Konrad Lorenz

Man has been driven out of the paradise in which he could trust his instincts. — Konrad Lorenz

More than any other product of human scientific culture scientific knowledge is the collective property of all mankind. — Konrad Lorenz

All scientific knowledge to which man owes his role as master of the world arose from playful activities. — Konrad Lorenz

The human soul is very much older than the human mind. — Konrad Lorenz

Just thinking that my dog loves me more than I love him, I feel shame. — Konrad Lorenz

In nature we find not only that which is expedient, but also everything which is not so inexpedient as to endanger the existence of the species. — Konrad Lorenz

The missing link between animals and the real human being is most likely ourselves. — Konrad Lorenz

Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings. — Konrad Lorenz

Barking dogs occasionally bite, but laughing men hardly ever shoot. — Konrad Lorenz

I believe that present day civilized man suffers from insufficient discharge of his aggressive drive. — Konrad Lorenz