Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Discontent Quotes, Progress Quotes

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.