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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.

— Konrad Lorenz On Aggression (1963)

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It is a good thing for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast.

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

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We are the highest achievement reached so far by the great constructors of evolution. We are their "latest" but certainly not their last word.

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Our freest will underlies strict moral laws, and one of the reasons for our longing for freedom is to prevent our obeying other laws than these.

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The cat is a wild animal that inhabits the homes of humans.

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