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Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
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.
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 want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
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
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.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
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
