The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

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Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other,...

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other,...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you...

Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you...

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it

Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it

Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another.

Our age knows nothing but reaction, and leaps from one extreme to another.

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage...

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage...

Love is the energizing elixir of the universe, the cause and effect of all harmonies.

Love is the energizing elixir of the universe, the cause and effect of all harmonies.

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are...

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...

Naught is said to you but what was said indeed to the apostles before you;...

Naught is said to you but what was said indeed to the apostles before you;...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...