Source: The Shell Seekers
“It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.”
David R. Brower, in an interview with Terkel, but much of it is sometimes misattributed to Terkel himself.
Misattributed
“That is the secret of happiness and virtue -- liking what you've got to do.”
Source: Brave New World
“You make do with what you have. As you age you learn even to be happy with what you have.”
Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.”
Variant: She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.
Source: The Gift
Letter to children (February 1947) http://www.liwfrontiergirl.com/letter.html
Context: The Little House books are stories of long ago. The way we live and your schools are much different now, so many changes have made living and learning easier. But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.
Source: The Power of Myth (book), p.193
