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The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.
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.
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.
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.
He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the read more
He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.
Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
