"Discontent is the seed of ethics" — Friedrich Nietzsche

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• Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is… — Teresa of Avila
• I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too… — Scott Adams
• Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while maintaining privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed… — Noam Chomsky
• For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough… — B R Ambedkar
• Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men… — Susan B. Anthony
• The voice of the special rebels and prophets, recommending discontent, should, as I have said, sound now and then suddenly,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able… — Niccolo Machiavelli
• The difference between ambition and discontent is quite a fine line and sometimes it is hard to tell which is… — Rachel Field
• Discovery comes as a result of positive discontent, a constructive dissatisfaction. In fact, one might quite truthfully say that there… — Unknown Author
• Creativity is discontent translated into arts. — Eric Hoffer
• Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice Hath often stilled my brawling discontent. — William Shakespeare
• Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations. — Berthold Auerbach

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