Who said "The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of happiness."?

This quote is attributed to Henry Fielding.

The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of happiness. - Henry Fielding

"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of happiness."

Henry Fielding Knowledge

Novelist Playwright English 1707–1754

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