This sentence was not said by Bill Gates, but quoted.
This sentence comes from World of Warcraft-Wrath of the Lich King. Fishing in Dalaran Fountain will catch many gold coins, silver coins and copper coins, one of which is called "antonidas's Silver Coin", which reads: "Please give me strength to accept what I cannot change; Please give me the courage to change what I can; And give me wisdom to tell the difference. "
Reinhold niebuhr.
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Reinhold niebuhr's classic quotations:
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God, please give me the courage to change the things that can be changed, accept the things that can't be changed quietly, distinguish the difference between the two with wisdom, wait patiently for those things that need time, tolerate those inevitable difficulties, break the restrictions freely and overcome despair with strength. Feel our deep love for each other and cherish everything we have.
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God, please give me peace. Let me accept the fact that I can't change, give me the courage to change the fact, give me the wisdom to see through the similarities and differences, live every day, enjoy every moment, and regard hardship as the road to peace.
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God bless me.
Accept the things I can't change calmly,
I have the courage to change what I can,
And the wisdom to tell the difference.
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Jesus Christ,
Please give me a heart to accept what I can't change;
Please give me the courage to change what I can;
Please give me wisdom to tell the difference between the two.
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What is worth doing can never be done in a lifetime, so only hope can save us.
Anything real or beautiful is meaningless in the historical background, so only self-confidence can save us.
Whatever we do, no matter how pure our intentions, is beyond our own ability, so only love can save us.
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God, please grant me the serenity to accept the unchangeable; God, please give me the courage to change what I can; God, please give me wisdom so that I can tell the difference between the two.
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