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Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
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.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Discontent is the seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics
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.
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.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
