Bonobo Quote by Frans de Waal Download Open image ““It is said that man is wolf to man. I find this very unfair to wolves.”” — Frans de Waal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bonobo Morality Philosophy Sociology
“A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man could truly tame a wolf.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Wolves fail to hide their integrity just like the way men fail to hide their own animality.” — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
“Wolves are not all the things people want them to be, good or bad, but they’ve carried with them forever the most baggage.” — Carter Niemeyer Copy Share Image
“Wolves fear humans for good reason. Humans fear wolves out of misunderstanding.” — John Theberge Copy Share Image
“Wolf - tis what he is. He's not blackhearted like some men. 'Tis no heart he has at all.” — Jack London Copy Share Image
“When you have permission from me to be the wolf, you’ll have no need for guilt as a human.” — Fierce Dolan Copy Share Image
“Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creature could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet?” — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
“If you don’t believe that, try taking away a wolf’s mate. See how well that shit works for you.” — Cynthia Eden Copy Share Image
If both parties have a stake in the other, the chances of them killing each other are going to be reduced. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or not at all. The… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Unlike the primate hand, the elephant's grasping organ is also its nose. Elephants use their trunks not only to reach food but also to… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“on August 16, 1996, when an eight-year-old female gorilla named Binti Jua helped a three-year-old boy who had fallen eighteen feet into the primate… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
We start out postulating sharp boundaries, such as between humans and apes, or between apes and monkeys, but are in fact dealing with sand… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Personally, I think it is possible to build a society that is moral on a nonreligious basis, but the jury is still out on… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“humans are a strange lot. We have the power to analyze and explore the world around us, yet panic as soon as the evidence… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Armies are a purely human invention. Most soldiers who go to war nowadays don't even do it because they're inherently aggressive. — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous “make love not war” great apes who swing through the trees as well as with each other.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Many of us imagine carrying out dramatic changes in impoverished places, but few have the patience for the small, time-consuming, and seemingly endless details… — Deni Y. Bechard Copy Share Image
