Of the more highly educated sections of the community, the happiest in the present day are the men of science. Many of the most eminent of them are emotionally simple, and obtain from their work a satisfaction so profound that they can derive pleasure from eating and even marrying.
Source: The Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap. 10: Is Happiness Still possible?
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