Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.
DENIS WAITLEY
DENIS WAITLEY
Denis Waitley on acceptance
Denis Waitley111 quotes“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.”
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