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Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
One thing only has been lent to youth and age in common--discontent.
One thing only has been lent to youth and age in common--discontent.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
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 the seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics