Logo
Quote by Gordon Graham
There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent th

There are two kinds of discontent in this world. The discontent that works, and the discontent that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants. The second loses what it has. Theres no cure for the first, but success and theres no cure at all for the second. – Gordon Graham

Other quotes by Gordon Graham
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Contentment
category

I dont want to own anything that wont fit into my coffin. – Fred A. Allen

Category:
Contentment

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. – Benjamin Franklin

Category:
Contentment

Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get. – Proverb

Category:
Contentment

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase. – John Balguy

Category:
Contentment

Random Quotes

The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture. By destroying pagan animism, Christianity made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects. – Lynn I. White, Jr., Science, 10 March 1967

Category:
Environment

In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized. – Clara Zetkin

Category:
Attitude

The last act crowns the play. – John Ruskin

Category:
Play/Games

Two things control mens nature, instinct and experience. – Blaise Pascal

Category:
Experience