Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed. Author: Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Quote More from Reinhold Niebuhr “Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer…” “The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self …” “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to…” “Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.”