The fresh new ‘Serenity Prayer’

“Goodness, give us sophistication to accept that have tranquility things that never become altered, bravery to improve the things that is altered, as well as the insights to acknowledge the only regarding most other.” (Written in 1934 by the Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, United states theologian, writer and you can professor.)

“God, grant myself the brand new peace to just accept things that I can not change; the new courage to improve what I will, in addition to understanding understand the real difference.” (Using “Jesus,” at the beginning, and you may whether or not to relate to the latest offer as a prayer I’d state is optional depending on your audience – it is the values that’s extremely important, perhaps not be it attached to a specific religion..)

“So you’re able to waste, in order to damage, our absolute tips, so you’re able to surface and you may deplete the fresh homes as opposed to using it so regarding increase their convenience, can lead to undermining about times of our kids the new very success and that i ought from the straight to give as a result of him or her increased and establish.” (Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, of their Content so you can Congress, 3 December 1907)