Abigail AdamsWell, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.
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The Bible says, “Knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.” In the Biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Eve made a grave mistake when she ate from the tree of knowledge. This one mistake led to a world where people were punished for their mistakes.
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