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"As there is a harsh and evil zeal which
separateth from God and leadeth to hell, so there is a virtuous zeal which separateth from
vice and leadeth to God and life everlasting.
Let the monks, therefore, practice this zeal
with most ardent love; namely, that in honor they forerun one another (cf Rom 12:10). Let
them bear their infirmities, whether of body or mind, with the utmost patience; let them
vie with one another in obedience. Let no one follow what he thinketh useful to himself,
but rather to another. Let them practice fraternal charity with a chaste love."
--Rule of Saint Benedict chapter73
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