Konrad Lorenz
Founder of ethology who studied imprinting, noting that the bond between animals is profound.
Quotes by Konrad Lorenz
In nature, beauty and brutality coexist.
A dog's loyalty is the purest form of love.
Science without ethics is a path to destruction.
The dance of birds is poetry in motion.
Man's aggression turned inward leads to self-destruction.
Every great discovery begins with wonder.
Happiness is a warm puppy, or so my observations suggest.
The circle of life is unbroken in the animal kingdom.
Politicization of science is its greatest sin.
Imitation in young animals is the seed of culture.
The elderly wise man sees the folly in youth's haste.
Jokes about ethology: Why did the bird imprint? Because it was duck-tated!
Our last words should echo the peace of nature.
The hydraulic model of aggression explains much of human conflict.
Art imitates life, but life imitates instinct.
In solitude with animals, one finds true companionship.
The comeback to critics: My geese understand me better than you do.
Life's profound lesson: Adapt or perish.
From my studies, the noble savage is a myth; all have instincts.