Chastity Quote by Edward Gibbon

“I have somewhere heard or read the frank confession of a Benedictine abbot: "My vow of poverty has given me a hundred thousand crowns a year; my vow of obedience has raised me to the rank of a sovereign prince." - I forget the consequences of his vow of chastity.” quote by Edward Gibbon — Download Open image

“I have somewhere heard or read the frank confession of a Benedictine abbot: "My vow of poverty has given me a hundred thousand crowns a year; my vow of obedience has raised me to the rank of a sovereign prince." - I forget the consequences of his vow of chastity.”

Edward Gibbon

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Chastity Confession Consequence Crowns Forget Frank Given Heard Hundred Obedience Poverty Raised Sovereign Thousand Vow Years

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