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Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room. Quincy Delight Jones Jr.		Friday Mar 07, 2025
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God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. This prayer was first printed in a monthly bulletin of the Federal Council of Churches and has become enormously popular. It has been circulated in millions of copies. Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr

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	Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
	Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (June 21, 1892 - June 1, 1971) was a Protestant theologian best known for his study of the task of relating the Christian faith to the reality of modern politics and diplomacy. He is a crucial contributor to modern just war thinking. Read More

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O God, give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed; courage to change what should be changed, And wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

It is better to create than to be learned; creating is the true essence of life.

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can only be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. Justice requires that we carefully weigh rights and privileges and assure that each member of a community receives his due share. Love does not weigh rights and privileges too carefully because it prompts each to bear the burden of the other.

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky.

Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love.

Humor is a prelude to faith and Laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility.

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. This prayer was first printed in a monthly bulletin of the Federal Council of Churches and has become enormously popular. It has been circulated in millions of copies.

The prophet himself stands under the judgment which he preaches. If he does not know that, he is a false prophet.

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. They surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.