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Old Testament Era2 quotes
And 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 BCClassical antiquity1 quote
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. — Cicero · 44 BCThe Renaissance1 quote
God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon · 1625