“There is real happiness to be gained from being able to distinguish between things that cannot be changed and things that should be changed.”
“May I nurture the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can change and wisdom to know the difference”
“A lot of things should have been, Zigmund, but they aren’t. Are you going to be miserable about the things you cannot change, or do something about the things you can?”
“A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”
“The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”
“Things could not be forever ordered and formulated. He had to find the rhythm of change and see between the changes to the changing itself.”