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Quotation from Zadig; or, The Book of Fate by Voltaire

“a Parcel of Insects, or Reptiles, devouring one another on a small Atom of Clay.”

Voltaire (spoken by The narrator)

Zadig; or, The Book of Fate, Chapter VIII, The Thrash'd Wife, trans. an anonymous translator (1749)

Zadig, fleeing Babylon, reflects on humanity under the stars.

Citation: "a Parcel of Insects, or Reptiles, devouring one another on a small Atom of Clay." — Voltaire, Zadig; or, The Book of Fate, Chapter VIII, The Thrash'd Wife, trans. an anonymous translator (1749). (id voltaire-zadig-q2)

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