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  THE ELEVENTH DEGREE OF HUMILITY
  by St. Benedict of Nursia
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Summary: The eleventh degree of humility is characterized by gentle,
humble, and serious speech, using few and sensible words.

Topics: "Christian Humility", "Spiritual Discipline"
Scripture References: Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 17:27, Ecclesiastes 5:2, James 1:19

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St. Benedict of Nursia emphasizes the importance of humility in speech
for monks, encouraging them to speak gently, without laughter, humbly,
seriously, using few and sensible words, and avoiding being noisy. He
refers to the wisdom in speaking less, as 'A wise man is known by the
fewness of his words' (Sextus, Enchiridion, 134 or 145), highlighting
the virtue of restraint and thoughtfulness in communication.

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The eleventh degree of humility is that when a monk speaks he do so
gently and without laughter, humbly and seriously, in few and sensible
words, and that he be not noisy in his speech. It is written, "A wise
man is known by the fewness of his words" (Sextus, Enchidirion, 134 or
145).

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