183 Quotes by Reinhold Niebuhr

I regret the immaturity with which I approached the problems and tasks of the ministry but I do not regret the years devoted to the parish.

Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer … Laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith.

Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

I wonder if anyone who needs a snappy song service can really appreciate the meaning of the cross.

...the evils against which we contend are frequently the fruits of illusions which are similar to our own.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own; therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.