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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 something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
Restlessness and discontent are the necessities of progress.
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.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
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.