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Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference - Alcoholics Anonymous
Lord, give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference - Alcoholics Anonymous
Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
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- Stephen Covey
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- Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Stephen Covey: life dates 1932 to 2012. Wikidata Q313482, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313482 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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