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All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of t

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse. – Benjamin Franklin

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In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. – Benjamin Franklin

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Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. – Benjamin Franklin

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The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have. – Jos

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Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment. – Robert Herrick

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Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation. – Oscar Wilde

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I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved. – Soren Kierkegaard

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