Quote#Wisdom
Discontent, although human, is at all times wrong, and oftentimes…
Quote byJames Hutton · 1715–1795
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Memoirs of James Hutton (1856), July 16, 1763.
English (original)
Discontent, although human, is at all times wrong, and oftentimes becomes sin.
— James Hutton
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