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Quote by David Rockefeller
If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress. – David Rockefeller

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My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale. – David Rockefeller

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

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