Benedict of Nursia, Rule of St. Benedict: opening words
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Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.

— Benedict of Nursia on Listening

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience." in the context of "Benedict of Nursia, Rule of St. Benedict: opening words" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Benedict of Nursia

About Benedict of Nursia

Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 543 or 547) was the founder of the Benedictine Order and hence of mediaeval monasticism.