Konrad Lorenz

Biology Austrian 1903 – 1989 99 quotes

Founder of ethology who studied imprinting, noting that the bond between animals is profound.

Quotes by Konrad Lorenz

In nature, beauty and brutality coexist.

Field Notes 1937

A dog's loyalty is the purest form of love.

Man Meets Dog 1963

Science without ethics is a path to destruction.

Nobel Lecture Excerpt 1980

The dance of birds is poetry in motion.

Er redete mit dem Vieh 1950

Man's aggression turned inward leads to self-destruction.

On Aggression 1966

Every great discovery begins with wonder.

Letter to Niko Tinbergen 1935

Happiness is a warm puppy, or so my observations suggest.

Witty Remark in Interview 1965

The circle of life is unbroken in the animal kingdom.

The Waning of Humaneness 1974

Politicization of science is its greatest sin.

Speech 1983

Imitation in young animals is the seed of culture.

Lecture 1954

The elderly wise man sees the folly in youth's haste.

Personal Reflection 1985

Jokes about ethology: Why did the bird imprint? Because it was duck-tated!

Conference Anecdote 1970

Our last words should echo the peace of nature.

Deathbed Reflection (noted by family) 1989

The hydraulic model of aggression explains much of human conflict.

On Aggression 1966

Art imitates life, but life imitates instinct.

King Solomon's Ring 1949

In solitude with animals, one finds true companionship.

Personal Journal Excerpt 1952

The comeback to critics: My geese understand me better than you do.

Public Debate 1960

Life's profound lesson: Adapt or perish.

Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins 1973

From my studies, the noble savage is a myth; all have instincts.

On Aggression 1966