Venerable Bede Quotes

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• 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…
• I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.
• All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.
• He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.
• Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.
• I was no longer the centre of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.
• I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and…
• The inspiration came suddenly again to surrender to the Mother. It was quite unexpected: And so somehow I made a surrender to the Mother. Then…
• The ultimate Mystery of being, the ultimate Truth, is Love. This is the essential structure of reality. When Dante spoke of the 'love which moves…
• 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…
• While the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, the world shall fall.

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