Quotes about Dissatisfaction

The irony of the empty soul is that while he is perpetually dissatisfied in so many areas, he is so easily satisfied in regard to the pursuit of God.

I can't really criticize the Tea Party people, because I came into the White House pretty much on the same basis that they have become popular. That is dissatisfaction with the way things are going in Washington and disillusionment and disencouragement about the government.

When a man becomes dissatisfied with married life, he goes outdoors and finds relief for his frustrations. But we are bound to love one partner and look no further. They say we live sheltered lives in the home, free from danger, while they wield 250       their spears in battle — what fools they are! I would rather face the enemy three times over than bear a child once.

Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, 'I am not the person I want to be.' It must never sink into an assemblage of the self satisfied.

Envy is a spirit of dissatisfaction or opposition to the prosperity or happiness of other people.

In The Odyssey, the stirring of longing and dissatisfaction is symbolized by the collapse of Troy and the inability of most of the Greeks to return home. It seems they had forgotten about home, had made home in a foreign land, or were not that determined to return home (which are all excellent descriptions of the typical detours or dead ends on the spiritual journey!).

We are created with an inner drive and necessity that sends all of us looking for our True Self, whether we know it or not. This journey is a spiral and never a straight line. We are created with an inner restlessness and call that urges us on to the risks and promises of a second half to our life. There is a God-size hole in all of us, waiting to be filled. God creates the very dissatisfaction that only grace and finally divine love can satisfy.

when we think about vain or useless things, we become frustrated and dissatisfied.

Nothing is too extravagant to expect from men who conceive they are ungratefully and unjustly dealt by.

We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.

When a sense of dissatisfaction persists, that means it was placed there by God for one reason only: you need to change everything and move forward.

Unhappiness on earth cultivates a hunger for heaven. By gracing us with a deep dissatisfaction, God holds our attention.