“The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.”
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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.
There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.
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.
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
