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The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
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.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.
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
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.