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Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.
Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a read more
"God works in many ways His wonders to perform." But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a cliff and "by a miracle" he only breaks his back. It would be more divine if he were a better driver and stayed on the road.
Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of life;
Thy foe, to cross the sweet arts of Thy reign,
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Thou water turn'st to wine, fair friend of life;
Thy foe, to cross the sweet arts of Thy reign,
Distils from thence the tears of wrath and strife,
And so turns wine to water back again.
- Richard Crashaw,
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma
China could not have invaded.
(in reference to violation of Buddha's
forbidding animal read more
Had Tibet not fallen away from dharma
China could not have invaded.
(in reference to violation of Buddha's
forbidding animal slaughter).
An act of God was defined as "something which no reasonable man could have expected."
An act of God was defined as "something which no reasonable man could have expected."
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
All the biblical miracles will at last disappear with the progress of science.
All the biblical miracles will at last disappear with the progress of science.
