The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration.
The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.
The rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it.
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.
The greatest pleasure of life is love.
Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
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