Guilt is really the reverse side of the coin of pride. Guilt aims at self-destruction, and pride aims at the destruction of others.

Honesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.

Almost without exception alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.

In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.

AA is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress.

We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual.

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.