--- title: "8 Change Wisdom Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Change Wisdom quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Change Wisdom sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/rob-parnell-18921_change_stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate_552743.jpg" --- > [“Stories that do not signal or illustrate a change in wisdom, growth or circumstance do not fulfill the basic requirements of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-parnell/stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate-a-change-in-wisdom-growth-or/) [Rob Parnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-parnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/rob-parnell-18921_change_stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate_552743.jpg) > [will anything but fanaticism make for change? Wisdom and compromise come later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-gilman/will-anything-but-fanaticism-make-for-change-wisdom-and-compromise/) [Dorothy Gilman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-gilman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/dorothy-gilman-19428_change_will-anything-but-fanaticism-make-for-ch_638903.jpg) > [“God has the power to change us, the wisdom to guide us and the love to sustain us on our journey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyndy-sherwood/god-has-the-power-to-change-us-the-wisdom-to-guide-us-and-the-love-to/) [Cyndy Sherwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyndy-sherwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/781/cyndy-sherwood-53930_change_god-has-the-power-to-change-us-the-wisdo_644163.jpg) > [“God, grant me serenity to accept those things I can't change, the courage to change those I can, and the wisdom to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/studs-terkel/god-grant-me-serenity-to-accept-those-things-i-can-t-change-the/) [Studs Terkel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/studs-terkel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/studs-terkel-3020_courage_god-grant-me-serenity-to-accept-those-th_1312841.jpg) > [I believe that when people invite their soul into the present moment - especially when their bodies and minds are encountering that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neale-donald-walsch/i-believe-that-when-people-invite-their-soul-into-the-present-moment/) [Neale Donald Walsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neale-donald-walsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/neale-donald-walsch-239_believe_i-believe-that-when-people-invite-their_1346585.png) > [If intelligence is the ability to adapt to change, then wisdom is to know how and why to adapt for more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-urlaub/if-intelligence-is-the-ability-to-adapt-to-change-then-wisdom-is-to/) [Ivan Urlaub](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-urlaub/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/ivan-urlaub-78794_change_if-intelligence-is-the-ability-to-adapt_1671420.jpg) > [“I don’t want someone constantly pointing out my flaws. That’s toxic. But you get it right. What’s the old saying? Have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-armstrong/i-don-t-want-someone-constantly-pointing-out-my-flaws-that-s-toxic/) [Kelley Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-armstrong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/kelley-armstrong-581_courage_i-don-t-want-someone-constantly-pointing_2816756.png) > [“May I nurture the serenity to accept the things I cannot change the courage to change the things I can change and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-ra/may-i-nurture-the-serenity-to-accept-the-things-i-cannot-change-the/) [Frank Ra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-ra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/frank-ra-111995_courage_may-i-nurture-the-serenity-to-accept-the_2913444.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-wisdom/#itemlist", "name": "Change Wisdom Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Stories that do not signal or illustrate a change in wisdom, growth or circumstance do not fulfill the basic requirements of a story worth telling.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rob Parnell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-parnell/stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate-a-change-in-wisdom-growth-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/rob-parnell-18921_change_stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate_552743.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/rob-parnell-18921_change_stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate_552743.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/rob-parnell-18921_change_stories-that-do-not-signal-or-illustrate_552743.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Stories that do not signal or illustrate a change in wisdom, growth or circumstance do not fulfill the basic…” — Rob Parnell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "will anything but fanaticism make for change? 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