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.Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.
More Bill W. Quotes
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We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given to us without any thought or effort on our part. It just comes! That is the miracle of it.
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More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
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Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.
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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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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively.
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I was not an atheist. Few people really are, for that means blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere.
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I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others.
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I have become a pupil of the AA movement rather than the teacher.
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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.
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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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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.
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No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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Regardless of what is happening around me I will always have the prerogative, and the responsibility, of choosing what happens within me.
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No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them.
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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.
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