Reinhold Niebuhr - God grant me the serenity t...

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr

American Theologian

Born: Jun 21, 1892

Died: Jun 1, 1971

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Wisdom, God, Me, Change, Courage, Know, Accept, Difference, Cannot, Grant, Serenity, Things

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