Famous Frans de Waal Quotes

  • Ironically, torture requires empathy, too, in the sense that one cannot deliberately inflict pain without realizing what is painful. – Frans de Waal

    Ironically, torture requires empathy, too, in the sense that one cannot deliberately inflict pain without realizing what is painful.– Frans de Waal

  • If faith makes people buy an entire package of myths and values without asking too many questions, scientists are only slightly better. – Frans de Waal

    If faith makes people buy an entire package of myths and values without asking too many questions, scientists are only slightly better.– Frans de Waal

  • It is said that man is wolf to man. I find this very unfair to wolves. – Frans de Waal

    It is said that man is wolf to man. I find this very unfair to wolves.– Frans de Waal