Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Latin: Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in 516 by Benedict of Nursia.

Quotes

 * The Rule of Saint Benedict as edited by Timothy Fry, O. S. B (1981)


 * A man born free is not to be given higher rank than a slave who becomes a monk, except for some other good reason.
 * p. 9


 * Your way of acting should be different from the world's way.
 * p. 12


 * If you notice something good in yourself, give credit to God, not yourself, but remain certain that the evil you commit is always your own and yours to acknowledge.
 * p. 13


 * Guard your lips from harmful or deceptive speech.
 * p. 13


 * There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.
 * p. 15