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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
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.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.
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
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will
The worlds best progrss springs.
The worlds best progrss springs.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
