“Wisdom… is knowing what you have to accept.”
Source: Angle of Repose
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American historian, writer, and environmentalist 1909–1993Related quotes

Source: The Analects, Chapter II

“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.”

Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Jnana

One of the most commonly quoted forms.
The Serenity Prayer (c. 1942)
Variant: Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change,
he courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.