Brain Quote by David McCullough

I always feel discontent, like there's somewhere else to go, somewhere else to be. I'm a very ambitious person.

— Engelbert Humperdinck

Discontents are sometimes the better part of our life. I know not well which is the most useful; joy I may choose for pleasure,…

— Owen Feltham

What is more miserable than discontent?

— William Shakespeare

Discontent is want of self-reliance; it is infirmity of will.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Feeling dissatisfied over what life presents in any given moment is like standing before the whole ocean and getting negative because part of you…

— Guy Finley

By being discontented, the spirit searches for ways to improve its condition and for a better channel for expressing itself. This sense of discontent…

— Chin-Ning Chu

Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences.

— Ezra Koenig

“Discontentment begins when I start trying to be God. Discontentment happens when I attempt to displace God from his rightful place at the center…

— Stephen Altrogge

In the mind engaged in struggling with hardship, one always finds something delightful. The sorrow of disappointment arises in the complacency of satisfaction.

— Zicheng Hong

Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when…

— Eric Hoffer

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say…

— Dalai Lama

What makes us discontented with ourselves is our absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others.

— Mrthrill