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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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So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
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So holy writ in babes hath judgment shown
When judges have been babes; great floods have flown
From simple sources, and great seas have dried
When miracles have by the greatest been denied.

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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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Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or read more

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never heard of her?

by Bernard Berenson Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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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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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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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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Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.

Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.

by Laurence J. Peter Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.

by Voltaire 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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