Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. 709
The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. 676
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. 2.53K
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. 669
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. 651