Quote December 22, 2015
“We cannot wholly rely on friends to solve all our difficulties. A good adviser will never do all our thinking for us. He knows that each final choice must be ours.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961 “This Matter of Honesty” The Language of the Heart
Quote December 22, 2012
“We cannot wholly rely on friends to solve all our difficulties. A good adviser will never do all our thinking for us. He knows that each final choice must be ours.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961 From: “This Matter of Honesty” The Language of the Heart
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