This life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant.
Venerable BedeWhile the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, the world shall fall.
Venerable BedeNo man taketh away sins (which the law, though holy, just and good, could not take away), but He in whom there is no sin.
Venerable Bede