Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.

Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.

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.

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.

Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.

Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.

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

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

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.

Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.

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.

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.