Adam was but human — this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only… — Mark Twain
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.
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