Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have lived with a drinker. ~William Griffith Wilson
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
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To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~Proverb
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He who cooks a bad thing, eats of it. ~Arabic Proverb
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One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French Proverb
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I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~Proverb
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. ~English Proverb
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