Quote#World
I cannot but look upon the strange Instinct of this noisome and…
Quote byJohn Ray · 1627–1705
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation (1691). p. 309.
English (original)
I cannot but look upon the strange Instinct of this noisome and troublesome Creature a Louse, of searching out foul and nasty Clothes to harbor and breed in, as an Effect of divine Providence, design'd to deter Men and Women from Sluttishness and Sordidness.
— John Ray
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