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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
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.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
The discontented man finds no easy chair.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
Discontent is something that follows ambition like a shadow.
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 seed of ethics
Discontent is the seed of ethics
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.
