The Truth About An Animal

The Attitude Of The True Scientist Towards The Real Limits Of Human Understanding Was Unforgettably Impressed On Me In Early Youth By The Obviously Unpremeditated Words Of A Great Biologist; Alfred Kuhn Finished A Lecture To The Austrian Academy Of Science With Goethe 's Words, "it Is The Greatest Joy Of The Man Of Thought To Have Explored The Explorable And Then Calmly To Revere The Inexplorable." After The Last Word He Hesitated, Raised His Hand In Repudiation And Cried, Above The Applause, "no, Not Calmly, Gentlemen; Not Calmly!

I Believe That Present Day Civilized Man Suffers From Insufficient Discharge Of His Aggressive Drive

The Fidelity Of A Dog Is A Precious Gift.

...he Who Has Seen The Intimate Beauty Of Nature Cannot Tear Himself Away From It Again. He Must Become Either A Poet Or A Naturalist And, If His Eyes Are Keen And His Powers Of Observation Sharp Enough, He May Well Become Both.

Most Of The Vices And Mortal Sins Condemned Today Correspond To Inclinations That Were Purely Adaptive Or At Least Harmless In Primitive Man