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God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon · 1625In Eden the only wealth is nakedness and unawareness. — Carlos Fuentes · 1993And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. — Genesis 4:16 · 1405 BCGod the first garden made, and the first city, Cain. — Abraham Cowley · 1668And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden. — Genesis 2:8 · 1405 BCAnd out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. — Genesis 2:9 · 1405 BCAll 7 quotes →
Gardens4 quotes
God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon · 1625God the first garden made, and the first city, Cain. — Abraham Cowley · 1668And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden. — Genesis 2:8 · 1405 BCAnd out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. — Genesis 2:9 · 1405 BC
Exile1 quote
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. — Genesis 4:16 · 1405 BC
Innocence1 quote
In Eden the only wealth is nakedness and unawareness. — Carlos Fuentes · 1993
We are stardust, We are golden, And we've got to get ourselves Back to the garden. — Joni Mitchell · 1969
Nakedness1 quote
In Eden the only wealth is nakedness and unawareness. — Carlos Fuentes · 1993
Trees1 quote
And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. — Genesis 2:9 · 1405 BC
Wealth1 quote
In Eden the only wealth is nakedness and unawareness. — Carlos Fuentes · 1993