Desmond Morris in: "The Dan Schneider Interview 8: Desmond Morris" at cosmoetica.com, first posted 2/16/08.
“
I discovered long ago that, if you write a book about cats or dogs, everybody loves you, but if you dare to write a book about human beings, all hell breaks loose. It is impossible to write an uncensored, honest book about human behaviour without offending at least part of your audience. If you feel you have a basic truth to tell, then you must tell it and be prepared to suffer the inevitable criticisms.
— Desmond Morris on Human behavior
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I discovered long ago that, if you write a book about cats or dogs, everybody loves you, but if you dare to write a book about human beings, all hell breaks loose. It is impossible to write an uncensored, honest book about human behaviour without offending at least part of your audience. If you feel you have a basic truth to tell, then you must tell it and be prepared to suffer the inevitable criticisms." in the context of "Desmond Morris in: "The Dan Schneider Interview 8: Desmond Morris" at cosmoetica.com, first posted 2/16/08." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Human behavior" (Quotes: Quotes are arranged alphabetically by author, M - R)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Tags
About Desmond Morris
Desmond John Morris, FZS (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and popular author in human sociobiology, as well as a surrealist painter.
About Desmond Morris
Desmond John Morris, FZS (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and popular author in human sociobiology, as well as a surrealist painter.
View all quotes →