From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... ruinous coin
marked "Fear."
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
2.
... ruinous slander.
BB p.80,
Into Action
After consulting with
his wife and partner he came to the conclusion that
it was better to take those risks than to stand before his Creator guilty of such ruinous slander.
3.
... ruinous, we
have a milder word for ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
When gluttony is less than
ruinous, we have a milder word for that, too; we call it
"taking our comfort."
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