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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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.
Discontent is the seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics
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 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 the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
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.
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
