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 adaptivecondemncorrespond Change image and share on social
The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be. Konrad Lorenz bonddogearth Change image and share on social
Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one. Konrad Lorenz definehypothesisopen Change image and share on social
I believe that present day civilized man suffers from insufficient discharge of his aggressive drive. Konrad Lorenz aggressivecivilizeday Change image and share on social
Practically all animals which move fast in a homogeneous medium have found means of giving their body a streamlined shape, thereby reducing friction to a minimum. Konrad Lorenz animalbodyfast Change image and share on social
When I was about ten, I discovered evolution by reading a book by Wilhelm Boelsche and seeing a picture of Archaeopteryx. Konrad Lorenz archaeopteryxboelschebook Change image and share on social
In the course of evolution, it constantly happens that, independently of each other, two different forms of life take similar, parallel paths in adapting themselves to the same external circumstances. Konrad Lorenz adaptcircumstanceconstantly Change image and share on social
Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value. Konrad Lorenz definitionendangerevil Change image and share on social
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 culturedetermineevolution Change image and share on social
I owe undying gratitude to my patient parents. Konrad Lorenz gratitudeoweparent Change image and share on social
