[I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring....

“ [I]t 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. ”

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From : The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men