From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... lie ahead.
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
2.
... lie in
preparing the way for the ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. Harry M. Tiebout, psychiatrist:
"As a psychiatrist, I have thought a great deal about the relationship of my specialty to A.A. and I have
come to the conclusion
that our particular function can very often lie in preparing the way for the patient to accept any sort of treatment or outside help.
3.
... lie or
cheat, we deprive others not ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
If we lie or cheat, we deprive others not only of
their worldly goods, but
of their emotional security and peace of mind.
4.
... lie outside
our synthetic knowledge.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
What with our ultra-modern
standards, our scientific approach to
everything, we are perhaps not well equipped to apply the powers of good that lie outside our synthetic knowledge.
5.
... lie to
people when they have a ...
BB p.115,
To Wives
Your desire to protect
him should not cause you to lie to people when they have a right to know where he is and
what he is doing.
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