bob thumb Dr Bob on Humility On his desk Dr Bob (pictured at left), a cofounder of AA, had a plaque defining humility

“‘As Dr. Bob said…:’”

Humility is …

‘Perpetual quietness of heart.

It is to have no trouble.

It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.

It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Higher Power in secret and be at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and about is seeming trouble.’”

From; Dr. Bob and the Good Old-timers (1980), page 222

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2 Responses to “Dr Bob on Humility”

  1. Sparrow says:

    Humility can be so elusive. As soon as I think I humble I lose it.

  2. [...] } One of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous was “Dr. Bob,” who had a desk plaque that defined humility as: …Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble. It is [...]

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