Clutch the Pearls as “Beggars, Tramps, Queers and Fallen Women” Take To the Streets
“The miracle, or
the power, that ele-
vates the few is to be
found in their industry, ap-
plication, and persever-
ance under the prompt-
ing of a brave, deter-
mined spirit.”
– Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) U.S. author / satirist
“We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God [or our HP]* to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonesty or self-seeking motives.” (The Big Book, p. 86)
“The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good over evil. – Pythagoras (c. 582 BC – c. 496 BC) Ionian Greek philosopher on spiritual alignment
“Not only is this way of life better than the hell we lived, it is better than any life that we have ever known.” “Each day more will be revealed.” (The Basic Text, p. 107)
“When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.”
– Confucius (551 ~ 479 BC) Chinese philosopher
“And do not his actions make each of them wish to retaliate, snatching all they can get out of the show? (The Big Book, p. 61 on the ego)
“To pity distress is
but human; to relieve
it is Godlike.”
– Horace Mann (1796 – 1859) U.S.,
education reformer for public schools
“Be not the
slave of your own
past. Plunge into the
sublime seas, dive deep
and swim far, so you shall
come back with self-respect,
with new power, with an
advanced experience that
shall explain and over
look the old.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) U.S. author / poet