Source: The God of Small Things
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 42
Context: How would your life be different if … You stopped worrying about things you can't control and started focusing on the things you can? Let today be the day … You free yourself from fruitless worry, seize the day and take effective action on things you can change.
“Every day things change, but basically they stay the same.”
Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor
Seek Up
Remember Two Things (1993)
“Different time, different place,” I said. “Things can change. People can change.”
Richelle Mead book The Golden Lily
Source: The Golden Lily
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) American protestant theologian
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.
Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order
Widely known as The Serenity Prayer this has often been attributed to St. Francis, but earliest known forms of it appeared in the early 20th century, and it is generally credited to Reinhold Niebuhr.
Misattributed
