Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for…

Mark Twain
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Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent. ✨ Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 2, Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar (1894)
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Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent. ✨ Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 2, Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar (1894)

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