Human Quote by Derek Walcott

What is more miserable than discontent?

— William Shakespeare

It is not the nature of man, as I see it, ever to be quite satisfied with what he has in life.... Contentment tends…

— Frances Perkins

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

Being discontented, we either seek a different job or merely succumb to environment...instead of causing us to question life, the whole process of existence.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.

— Shane Claiborne

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

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are, indeed, two forms of discontent: one laborious, the other indolent and complaining. We respect the man of laborious desire, but let us…

— John Ruskin

It is our response to our circumstances rather than the degree of difficulty that determines whether or not we are discontent

— Jerry Bridges

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

Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different.

— Neil Gaiman

We live in a culture where everything is designed for our comfort or entertainment but nothing satisfies. At our core, we remain insatiable, constantly…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses alone. Unlike animals…

— Dalai Lama