All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different and higher being. Many people cling to this error and remain deaf to the wisest command ever given by a sage, the famous "Know thyself" inscribed in the temple of Delphi.


Ch. XII : On the Virtue of Scientific Humility - On Aggression (1963)

Konrad Lorenz Quotes

All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different...

All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different...

All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different...

All too willingly man sees himself as the centre of the universe, as something not belonging to the rest of nature but standing apart as a different...