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    What is a miracle?--'Tis a reproach,
    'Tis an implicit satire on mankind;
    And while it satisfies, it censures too.

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How awestriking. How sublime..that out of muck and mud and dirt and slime God makes lemons and God makes limes.

How awestriking. How sublime..that out of muck and mud and dirt and slime God makes lemons and God makes limes.

by Saiom Shriver Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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There were miracles long before Christianity.

There were miracles long before Christianity.

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In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of read more

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue.

by Ethan Allen Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every second.

All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every second.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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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,

by Richard Crashaw Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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"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.

by Paul Goodman Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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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.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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I am the miracle.

I am the miracle.

by Buddha Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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Accept a miracle; instead of wit,--
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ.

Accept a miracle; instead of wit,--
See two dull lines by Stanhope's pencil writ.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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