Quotes - Self-Will
Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition
Chapter 5 - How It Works
"...any life run on self-will can hardly be a success." (page 60, last paragraph)
"...we are almost always in collision with someÂthing or somebody..." (page 60, last paragraph)
"...if only people would do as he wished..." (page 61, top-most paragraph)
"Selfishness—self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate." (page 62, first full paragraph)
"...our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making." (page 62, second full paragraph)
"...the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot..." (page 62, second full paragraph)
"Relieve me of the bondage of self..." (page 63, second paragraph)