Venerable Bede
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.Collection: Wisdom
He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.Collection: Alone
I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.Collection: Reborn
Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.Collection: Faith
If history records good things about good people, the thoughtful hearer is encouraged to imitate what is good; or if it records the evil of wicked people, the godly listener or reader is encouraged to avoid all that is sinful and bad, and to do what he knows to be good and pleasing to God.Collection: Godly
All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.Collection: Sea
This life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant.Collection: Men
I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.Collection: Teaching
While the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, the world shall fall.Collection: Fall
I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.Collection: Copies
We abide in God insofar as we do not sin.Collection: Inspirational
No man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin.Collection: Men