Konrad Lorenz quotes - page 2

Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and one of the founders of modern ethology, the study of animal behavior. His pioneering research on imprinting in birds has had a profound impact on biology and psychology. He became a Nobel laureate and inspired generations of scientists with his work. Here are 28 of his quotes:

The competition between human beings destroys with cold and diabolic brutality.... Under the pressure of this competitive fury we have not only forgotten what is useful to humanity as a whole, but even that which is good and advantageous to the individual.... One asks, which is more damaging to modern humanity: the thirst for money or consuming haste... in either case, fear plays a very important role: the fear of being overtaken by one's competitors, the fear of becoming poor, the fear of making wrong decisions or the fear of not being up to snuff. (Konrad Lorenz)
Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is that which we perceive as a value. View quote
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Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man. View quote
Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz

Konrad Lorenz - Image
Photo: Max Planck Gesellschaft (Eurobas), CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Austrian Zoologist
Born: November 7, 1903
Died: February 27, 1989
Quotes count: 28
Wikipedia: Konrad Lorenz

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