Series IV · Card 2 of 21 · THE VIENNA SEMINAR
The spur to action is dissatisfaction. A contented being would not act; it would simply live on.
LUDWIG VON MISES · NATIONALÖKONOMIE · 1940
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Source
“Nationalökonomie. Theorie des Handelns und Wirtschaftens” (Geneva 1940), part 1, ch. 1 “Der handelnde Mensch”, sec. V, p. 30
About the author
Austrian-American economist (1881–1973) and leading figure of the Austrian School. His work on money, credit, and economic calculation deeply shaped the philosophical foundations later associated with Bitcoin.
The question on the back
What drove you more lately: discontent or curiosity?