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The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
-Reinhold Niebuhr
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The Final Wisdom Of Life Requires Not

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