"The temporary good is enemy to the permanent…" — Bill W.

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34 Quotes by Bill W.

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Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker.
In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though…
We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we…
The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others…
I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When…
For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a…
Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women, of whatever description, is…
Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it…
More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor
Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to the…
Nothing matters more to AA's future welfare than the manner in which we use the colossus of modern communication. Used…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
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When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men… — Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best… — Aristotle

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