take satisfaction

Viewed through that prism, the Scot could take satisfaction as he savoured "a couple of pints" with his family post-race, before being up after "about 20 minutes' sleep" to do the rounds with the media.

When we go to the Hollywood Bowl, we can take satisfaction in knowing that we got out of bed, we got in a car or on the subway, we walked up a hill.

But he also said the venerated anti-slavery activist, who called on America to live up to its promises of freedom and equality, would not take satisfaction that the work was complete.

“Know your power, take satisfaction,” Pelosi told the hundreds of activists outside the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

“I do take satisfaction in informing others.”