Discontent Quotes

233 Discontent quotes by 183 unique authors

Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens. — Thomas S. Monson
Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. — Eugene V. Debs
Society is based on discontent: people wanting more and more and more, being continually dissatisfied with their homes, their bodies, their decor, their clothes, everything. — Nick Harkaway
People are never satisfied. If they have a little, they want more. If they have a lot, they want still more. Once they have more,… — Paulo Coelho
We can shoot rockets into space but we can't cure anger or discontent. — John Steinbeck
Those people cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them because they see and covet what He has not given them. All of our discontents… — Daniel Defoe
I poured out the torrent of my long-standing discontent and I challenged them to do and dare anything. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Everything which might cause doubt about the wisdom of the government or create discontent will be kept from the people. The basis of unfavorable comparisons… — Friedrich August von Hayek
It is known, to the force of a single pound weight, what the engine will do; but, not all the calculators of the National Debt… — Charles Dickens
I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed, rather… — Daniel Defoe
He was going through one of those moments that you read about in books, when a character reacts in an unexpectedly extreme way to the… — Elena Ferrante
I grieve and dare not show my discontent, I love and yet am forced to seem to hate, I do, yet dare not say I… — Elizabeth I
We do not want joy and anger to neutralize each other and produce a surly contentment; we want a fiercer delight and a fiercer discontent.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Our entire society is based on discontent. People wanting more and more and more. Being constantly dissatisfied with their homes, their bodies, their dÃ©cor, their… — Tana French
Should the king in exile pretend he is happy there? Should he not seek his own country? His miseries are his ally; they urge him… — John Eldredge
There are times when I worry that I've already lost myself. That is, that my self is so inseparable from being with you that if… — David Levithan
Somewhere, within her, in a deep recess, crouched discontent. She began to lose confidence in the fullness of her life, the glow began to fade… — Nella Larsen
Mankind has only one scienceâ€¦ its the science of discontent. — Frank Herbert
The snow may be falling in the winter of my discontent, but at least I've got sarcastic company. — John Green
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t'inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death… — Ben Jonson

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