Chapter 67
XVII. The brethren shall neither talk much nor marry.
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Yet it shall be lawful for a member to take a wife if he
very much desire it, but he shall live with her in a philoso-
phical mind. He shall not allow his wife to practise over-
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much with the young brethren. With the old members
she may be permitted to practise, and he shall value the
honour of his children as his own.