quotations about Adam & Eve
Without the Christian explanation of original sin, the seemingly silly story of Adam and Eve and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, there was no explanation of conflict. At all.
DON MILLER
Blue Like Jazz
It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke -- or a lie. How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and Satan, the first consultant.
MARK TWAIN
Notebook
It was with a good end in mind -- that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil -- that Eve allowed herself to be carried away and eat the forbidden fruit. But Adam was not moved by this desire for knowledge, but simply by greed: he ate it because he heard Eve say it tasted good.
MODERATA FONTE
The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive.
YIP HARBURG
Finian's Rainbow
Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.
MATHEW HENRY
Happy Spouse ... Happy Spouse: The Best Game Plan for a Winning Marriage
Oh, but of course the story of Adam and Eve was only ever symbolic, wasn't it? Symbolic?! So Jesus had himself tortured and executed for a symbolic sin by a non-existent individual? Nobody not brought up in the faith could reach any verdict other than "barking mad".
RICHARD DAWKINS
The Root of All Evil?
Adam probably regarded Eve as the woman of his choice, and exacted a certain gratitude for the distinction of his preference.
AMBROSE BIERCE
"Epigrams of a Cynic"
It is true that man is first. Father Adam was placed here as king of the earth, to bring it into subjection. But when Mother Eve came she had a splendid influence over him. A great many have thought it was not very good; I think it was excellent.
BRIGHAM YOUNG
Discourses of Brigham Young
In a garden long ago, the two majestic beings God had created used their capacities for purposes other than reflecting the goodness of their Creator. Adam and Eve commandeered their design to worship themselves instead of God. Their children and grandchildren have been doing the same ever since.
JEREMY PIERRE
The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life
After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.
MARK TWAIN
Extracts from Adam's Diary
When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve: "My dear, we live in an age of transition".
W.R. INGE
World Wide Agora
So this is the garden of Eden
In dreams it was never so grand
Let's never leave again
Adam and Eve again
Hold my hand
AL MARTINO
"Wanted"
For contemplation he and valour form'd,
For softness she and sweet attractive grace.
JOHN MILTON
Paradise Lost
The story of Adam and Eve takes a lot of believing. It's probably just a rib.
JUDSON K. CORNELIUS
All Church Humour