No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can’t be made of it
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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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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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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Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.
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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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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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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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When brimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.
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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.
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Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
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In the wake of my spiritual experience there came a vision of a society of alcoholics.
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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
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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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Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
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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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