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St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries

Feb. 8—June 9—Oct. 9

Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino and Doyle, Leonard J. (Leonard Joseph)
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The eleventh degree of humility is that when a monk speaks he do so gently and without laughter, humbly and seriously, in few and sensible words, and that he be not noisy in his speech. It is written, “A wise man is known by the fewness of his words.”

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St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries, Project Gutenberg eBook #50040

Feb. 7—June 8—Oct. 8 Feb. 9—June 10—Oct. 10