Achieve Quote by Jonathan Haidt

The final moment of success is often no more thrilling than taking off a heavy backpack at the end of a long hike. If…

— Jonathan Haidt

The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is not attainable: yet we may not - nay, cannot…

— Sigmund Freud

Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we…

— Roland Barthes

In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.

— Edwin Percy Whipple

Pleasure is built on self-seeking,but joy is based on self-sacrifice.and the more we pursue self-gratification,the more empty we feel.

— Mariane Corbito

The basic human reaction to pleasure is not satisfaction, but rather craving for more. Hence, no matter what we achieve, it only increases our…

— Yuval Noah Harari

There is a direct relationship between joy and effort. The joy of success is in ratio to the amount of effort expended to achieve…

— Denis Waitley

“Satisfaction involves an active pursuit- it is the emotional reward we get after adapting to a new situation or solving a novel problem.”

— Anonymous

Buddhism maintains that the common reaction of the human mind to pleasure and to achievement is not satisfaction; it's craving for more.

— Yuval Noah Harari

Pleasure is a revolutionary act in the face of pain.

— Kevin Young

The greatest pleasure is obtained by improving.

— Ben Hogan

“Rewards of the Self Finally, there are the variable rewards we seek for a more personal form of gratification. We are driven to conquer…

— Nir Eyal