“Believing in accidents is like believing in miracles--both presuppose that God does not know the future.”
Noli me Tangere
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José Rizal 64
Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist 1861–1896Related quotes
“I continue
to believe in miracles. But i know that miracles come to those
who work very hard”
Source: The Gray Wolf Throne
Response after being asked "Do you regard yourself as a religious person?", in an interview with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/02/18/february-18-2011-ernest-gaines/8169/, February 18, 2011
21 November 1917
Variant translation: Anyone who believes cannot experience miracles. By day one cannot see any stars.
The Blue Octavo Notebooks (1954)
The Death of Cynthia Horner (1994)
Context: I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles, and our time together was filled with the events of magical unlikelihood. I also believe that angels, or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings. I'm convinced that such an angel dwelled in Cynthia. I felt this presence often in Cynthia's lightness of being, in her decency, her tolerance, her incredible love. I never heard Cynthia speak ill of anyone nor did I ever hear anyone speak ill of her. She gave joy and solace to all who met her.
“either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.”
Source: Stand Still Like the Hummingbird