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Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.
Run while you have the light of life!
Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.
It is time now for us to rise from sleep.
The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.
Whatever good work you begin to do, beg of God with most earnest prayer to perfect it.
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.
Idleness is an enemy of the soul.
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
He who has ears for hearing, let him listen
The first degree of humility is prompt obedience.
Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.
Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
Let us take part in the psalmody in such a way that our mind may be in harmony with our voice.
There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light, than a clear and simple statement of facts.
The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful is it that we refrain from evil words, on account of the penalty of the sin!
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.
He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.
To attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good one sees in oneself; but to recognize always that the evil is one's own doing, and to impute it on one's self.
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline. With regard to boys and adolescents, therefore, or those who cannot understand the seriousness of the penalty of excommunication, whenever such as these are delinquent let them be subjected to severe fasts or brought to terms by harsh beatings, that they may be cured.
Wherefore let us consider how it behoveth us to be in the sight of God and the angels, and so let us take our part in the psalmody that mind and voice accord together.
He should know that whoever undertakes the government of souls must prepare himself to account for them.
The abbot ought ever to bear in mind what he is and what he is called; he ought to know that to whom more is entrusted, from him more is exacted.
