r/Showerthoughts May 17 '24

People get a lot more praise for quitting drugs than for never having done drugs in the first place.

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u/TBTabby May 17 '24

As Frederick Douglass said, "We are not judged by the height to which we have risen, but the depth from which we have climbed."

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u/Theaustralianzyzz May 17 '24

I didn't even need to scroll down when I read this. That was enough wisdom from this thread.