Now, what was that miracle that Moses did? Turned a stick into a snake. Well, that won't do. Not in the dark. I'd get bitten.

— (Alec Guinness)

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11 seconds sound clip from the The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:13:29 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- 20 yards? But that's the whole row.

- But of course, madam, we'll take the whole row.

- Oh, you naughty man. I'll have to give you a check.

- A man who could work miracles was obviously in a very advantageous position for self-advancement.

- But like everything else, the exercise of that gift called for a certain amount of practice. It called for caution and watchfulness.

- And it was in order to rehearse a few miracles in private that took George out that night down the quiet lane behind the gasworks.

- Now, what was that miracle that Moses did? Turned a stick into a snake. Well, that won't do. Not in the dark. I'd get bitten.

- What was it that happened to that stick in Tannhauser? Turned into a rose bush. The dry wood blossomed.

- All right, that can't do any harm.

- Walking stick, blossom. Very nice. Beautiful scent.

- Well, rose bush, go back. Oh, it's gone. Oh, dear. It must have gone back there. Sounds as if someone's been...

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