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Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is the seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics
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
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
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.
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.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
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 want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will