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That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it read more
What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
And while it satisfies, it censures too.
It must be so, for miracles are ceased
And therefore we must needs admit the means
How read more
It must be so, for miracles are ceased
And therefore we must needs admit the means
How things are perfected.
As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.
[Sp., Ut sementem feceris, ita metes.]
As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.
[Sp., Ut sementem feceris, ita metes.]
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
To me every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add read more
The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell;
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell;
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
