And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.
Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
He who has ears for hearing, let him listen
Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.
The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.
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.