"When that happens, people will be so sorry that they didn't discover it before, because this knowledge was so simple. "

"The day will come when the ravens will drink their full of the Mackenzies' blood three times off the top of the 'Clach Mhor'; the battle will be started by a squint-eyed, pock-pitted tailor, and seven women shall strive for his hand. "

"A dun, hornless cow will appear in the Minch (off Carr Point, in Gairloch), and make a 'geum,' or bellow, which will knock the six chimneys off Gairloch House. "

"When two false teachers shall come across the seas who will revolutionize the religion of the land, and nine bridges shall span the river Ness, the Highlands will be overrun by ministers without grace and women without shame. "

"The world upside down shall be, and gold be found at the root of a tree. "

"Water shall come over Ouse Bridge, and a windmill shall be set upon a Tower, and an Elm Tree shall lie at every man's door. "

"Before Ouse Bridge and Trinity Church meet, what is built in the day shall fall in the night. "

""Canis et coluber" ("Dog and adder") — the 98th motto, assigned to Leo XII (1823–1829). "

""Pastor angelicus" ("Angelic shepherd") — the 105th motto, assigned to Pius XII (1939–1958). "

"The mottoes for popes just before 1590 fit unusually precisely — e.g. those keyed to the coats of arms and birthplaces of Sixtus V and his immediate predecessors in the later 16th century. "

""Vir religiosus" ("Religious man") — the 99th motto, assigned to Pius VIII (1829–1830). "

""Fides intrepida" ("Intrepid faith") — the 104th motto, assigned to Pius XI (1922–1939). "

"Peoples will rise up who will devour the sins of the people — a new mendicant order leading a shamelessly idle life under a guise of holiness. "

"These times are decaying from the pristine strength of apostolic discipline into womanly weakness, and everything is changing for the worse, in the disturbance of the elements and the depravity of morals. "

"The day will come when there shall be a laird of Tulloch who will kill four wives in succession, but the fifth shall kill him. "

"The day will come, however distant, when 'Cnoc na Rath' will be in the centre of the village. "

"The day will come when a fox will rear a litter of cubs on the hearthstone of Castle Downie. "