The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. — Reinhold Niebuhr
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior of humanity. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime, therefore, we are saved by hope. — Reinhold Niebuhr
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. — Reinhold Niebuhr