"If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence"
- Will Cuppy
About this Quote
This quote by Will Cuppy speaks with the idea that human beings and animals are not so different. We often associate certain behaviors to animals as impulse, while we associate the very same habits to ourselves as intelligence. This recommends that the very same behavior can be viewed as either impulse or intelligence, depending on who is doing it. This quote suggests that people and animals are not so various, and that our behavior is often driven by the same inspirations. It likewise suggests that intelligence is not something that is unique to people, but rather something that is shared by all living creatures. Eventually, this quote functions as a pointer that we ought to not be so fast to evaluate the behavior of animals, as it may be driven by the same motivations as our own.
This quote is written / told by Will Cuppy between August 23, 1884 and September 19, 1949. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 11 other quotes.
"Often and often afterwards, the beloved Aunt would ask me why I had never told anyone how I was being treated. Children tell little more than animals, for what comes to them they accept as eternally established"
"Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case"
