Famous Proverbs
22 Proverbs about Adam
1. Adam must have an Eve, to blame for his own faults.
2. Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.
3. If the walls were adamant, gold would take the town.
4. When we ask a favour, we say, Madam; when we obtain it, what we please.
5. Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our nobles.
6. When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
7. We are all Adam's children, but silk makes the difference.
8. When Adam delved, and Eve span, where was then the gentleman?
9. When Adam delved, and Eve span, where was then the gentleman?
10. Adam must have an Eve to blame for his faults.