Rule of Saint Benedict

If you notice something good in yourself, give credit to God, not yourself.

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

See also

• Benedict of Nursia
• Monasticism