From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... wiser.
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
Children of chaos, we
have defiantly played
with every brand of fire, only to emerge unharmed and, we think,
wiser.
2.
... wiser and
more humble than this.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
3.
... wiser than
any single leader.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
This is the experience which has led us to the conclusion
that our group conscience, well-advised by its elders, will be in the long run wiser than any single leader.
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