Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite when past. James Montgomery
I am not sure that the discovery of love is necessarily more exquisite than the discovery of poetry. Marguerite Yourcenar
Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. Thomas Noon Talfourd
The more exquisite any good is, of which a small specimen is afforded us, the sharper is the evil, allied to it; and few exceptions are found to this uniform law of nature. David Hume