change what you can , accept what you can't change, and be able to make the difference". I also need the exact quote.
2006-12-02 08:02:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
God, Grant me the serenity to accept what I can not change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
It is the Serenity Prayer, I have three glass plated posters of it.
Some sarcastic varients, change the last line to...The wisdom to hide the bodies of those who got in my way when I was unable to do either.
2006-12-03 09:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the "Serenity Prayer", used at 12 step programs... "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". I think it's author is anonymous
2006-12-02 16:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tweet 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
“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, 1892-1971)
2006-12-02 19:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋