“Counterfeit tolerance includes the opportunism of one who seeks, or accepts, tolerance for himself, as a minority, but who would deny it to others if ever he should be in a position to grant it.” IfsShouldAcceptingAtheismPositionDenyPositive AtheismToleranceMinoritiesGrantsCounterfeitOpportunism Author:Carl Joachim Friedrich
“God grant me the serenity to accept that people are ignorant, the courage to uphold the law when I'm hostile, & the wisdom to realize that murder is illegal.” PeopleFunnyLawRealizingAcceptingMurderIgnorantIllegalGrantsSerenityHostile Author:Oscar Wilde
“It is not for us to hold ourselves above the position of grateful people. We have to be able to accept. Anything else shows an unwillingness to grant someone else the superior place.” PeopleShowsAbleAcceptingPositionGratefulSuperiorsGrants Book:A Family and a Fortune Source: A Family and a Fortune
“Accepting the view that man was prior in the creation, some Scriptural writers say that as the woman was of the man, therefore, her position should be one of subjection. Grant it, then as the historical fact is reversed in our day, and the man is now of the woman, shall his place be one of subjection?” MenShouldFactsViewsAcceptingCreationPositionHe ManHistoricalGrantsSubjectionHistorical Facts Book:The Woman's Bible Source: The Woman's Bible
“The US and Israel have demanded further that Palestinians not only recognize Israel's rights as a state in the international system, but that they also recognize Israel's abstract right to exist, a concept that has no place in international law or diplomacy, and a right claimed by no one. In effect, the US and Israel are demanding that Palestinians . . . formally accept the legitimacy of their expulsion from their own land. They cannot be expected to accept that, just as Mexico does not grant the US the right to exist on half of Mexico's territory, gained by conquest.” DoeStatesLawHalfAcceptingRightsLandEffectsConceptsInternationalIsraelExpectedAbstractGrantsTerritoryMexicoPalestinianConquestDiplomacyLegitimacyInternational LawExpulsion Author:Noam Chomsky
“It's so hard when sincere prayer about something you desire very much is not answered the way you want. It is difficult to understand why your exercise of deep and sincere faith from an obedient life does not grant the desired result. At times it is difficult to recognize what is best or expedient for you over time. Your life will be easier when you accept that what God does in your life is for your eternal good.” WayWantDoeHardLife IsDesireDifficultPrayerResultsAcceptingEasierExerciseEternalGrantsSincereObedientSincere Prayer Author:Richard G. Scott
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Grant me the patience with changes that take time, appreciation of all that I have, tolerance of those with different struggles, and the strength to get up and try again, one day at a time.” KnowsTryingI CanDifferentDifferencesAcceptingStruggleOne DayAppreciationToleranceGet UpGrantsSerenityTake TimeTry AgainOne Day At A TimeCourage To ChangeWisdom To Know The Difference Author:Reinhold Niebuhr