Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain
BILL W.For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong.
More Bill W. Quotes
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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
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Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
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Apparently, the course of relative humility and progress will have to lie somewhere between these extremes. In our slow progress away from rebellion, true perfection is doubtless several millennia away
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We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
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Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is a moving and fascinating adventure.
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You are asking yourself, as all of us must: ‘Who am I?’ . . . ‘Where am I?’ . . . ‘Whence do I go?’ The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity.
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If I judge others, I am probably judging myself. Whoever is upsetting me most is my best teacher. I have much to learn from him or her, and in my hearts, I should thank that person.
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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.
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The temporary good is enemy to the permanent best.
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Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.
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Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening.
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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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Because of our kinship in suffering, our channels of contact have always been charged with the language of the heart.
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