Konrad Lorenz Quotes

We do not take humor seriously enough.

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.

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

The fidelity of a Dog is a precious gift, demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a Human Being. The bond with a True Dog is as lasting as the ties of this Earth will ever be.

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

A man sufficiently gifted with humor is in small danger of succumbing to flattering delusions about himself, because he cannot help perceiving what a pompous ass he would become if he did.