Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Discontent is the first necessity of progress.

Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.

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 seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will

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.

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.