Bill W. on calamity
Bill W.27 quotes“No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it”
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We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.
Bill W.Bill W. More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
Bill W.Bill W. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.
Bill W.Bill W. 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.
Bill W.Bill W. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves would restore us to sanity.
Bill W.Bill W. 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.
Bill W.Bill W. We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.
Bill W.Bill W. In God’s economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.
Bill W.Bill W. 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.Bill W. When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
Bill W.Bill W. Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
Bill W.Bill W. We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.
Bill W.Bill W. Nowadays my brain no longer races compulsively in either elation, grandiosity, or depression. I have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
Bill W.Bill W. 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.
Bill W.Bill W. I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
Bill W.Bill W. No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them.
Bill W.Bill W.
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Benjamin E. MaysBenjamin E. Mays The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli All lying – you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there’s a calamity.
Alafair BurkeAlafair Burke Make haste in giving voluntary charity, for calamities cannot pass by it.
Al-TabaraniAl-Tabarani Hatred is internal calamity that destroys the keeper.
Aftab AlamAftab Alam A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled.
AeschinesAeschines Of all the calamities to which humanity is subject, none is so dreadful as insanity. … All experience shows that insanity seasonably treated is as certainly curable as a cold or a fever.
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