From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... settle family
differences, explaining the disinherited son ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Cleaning up old scrapes, helping to settle family differences, explaining the disinherited son to his irate parents, lending money and securing jobs for each other, when justified -- these are everyday occurrences.
2.
... settle for
himself.
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
3.
... settle for
only as much perfection as ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and
sundry ideas of what will get us by.
4.
... settle with
the past.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
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