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George Bernard Shaw Quotes

George Bernard Shaw quote: "Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain,..."

Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.

George Bernard Shaw

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