And to await a pleasure, is itself a pleasure.
 
[Und ein Vergnügen erwarten, ist auch ein Vergnügen.]

Gotthold Lessing (1729-1781) German playwright, philosopher, dramaturg, writer

Minna von Barnhelm, Act 4, sc. 6 [Minna] (1763) [tr. Holroyd/Bell (1888)]
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(Source (German)). Alternate translation:

To look forward to pleasure is also a pleasure.
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