Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries is not the goal but the exercise.

Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries is not the goal but the exercise.

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.

Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is read more

Let the motive be in the deed and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is the hope of reward.

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose read more

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)

Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

Blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, and though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why read more

Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.

It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a read more

It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a longer and better.