芒格的话引用的是一篇著名的祷告文
《尼布尔的祈祷文》
God, Grant me the SERENITY,
上帝，请赐予我平静，
to accept the things I cannot change,
去接受我无法改变的。
COURAGE to change the things I can, and
给予我勇气，去改变我能改变的
the WISDOM to know the difference.
赐我智慧，分辨这两者的区别。
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
过好我的每一天，享受你所赐每一刻，
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace.
把困苦当成通往平安的道路
Taking as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
像主耶稣那样，接受这罪恶的世界，按其现实本相，而非如我所愿
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will.
相信他会使一切变得美好，只要我顺服他的旨意；
That I may be reasonably happy in this life, and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
我可以在此生有合宜的欢乐，并在永生里，与他永享至福。
Amen
阿门。