The holy Cross goes forward; it brings joy and consolation to every quarter where Christians live; and these God-fearing people, elated, stand in their doorways and greet it reverently, the strength, the salvation of the universe, the Cross.

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.

From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

A month passes by and brings another month. Easy to guess what lies ahead: all of yesterday's boredom. And tomorrow ends up no longer like tomorrow.

Of what's to come the wise perceive things about to happen. Sometimes during moments of intense study their hearing's troubled: the hidden sound of things approaching reaches them, and they listen reverently, while in the street outside the people hear nothing whatsoever.

If you are one of the truly elect, be careful how you attain your eminence.

What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today.