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Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been read more
I used to think I had ambition . . . but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Discontent is the seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics
