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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 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.

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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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There were miracles long before Christianity.

There were miracles long before Christianity.

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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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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though
nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a
miracle.

by Richard Crashaw Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

by Saint Augustine 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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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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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."

by A. P. Herbert Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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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.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Miracles Quotes,
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