Rewards Quotes - Page 13

A good character is, in all cases, the fruit of personal exertion. It is not inherited from parents; it is not created by external advantages; it is no necessary appendage of birth, wealth, talents, or station; but it is the result of one's own endeavors-the fruit and reward of good principles manifested in a course of virtuous and honorable action.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.

If you want the most reward you have to take the most risk.

The end of pleasure is to support the offices of life, to relieve the fatigues of business, to reward a regular action, and to encourage the continuance.

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge.

Paranormal phenomena have a habit of going away whenever they are tested under rigorous conditions. This is why the $1,000,000 reward of James Randi, offered to anyone who can demonstrate a paranormal effect under proper scientific controls, is safe.

Reward is a happy customer - and an empty plate.

To those critics who see capitalism as a system of inegalitarian, oppressive structures, its defenders have vaunted its ability to recognize and encourage what they call individual merit and asserted not only the desirability but also the inevitability of differential reward, of earned privilege, so to speak.

Birthdays are a reward for having shown up 365 days in a row. It's like getting a badge for attendance.

Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward.

A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

Service without reward is punishment.

Talent is indispensable, although it is 'always' replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent: Identify It, Hire It, Nurture It, Reward It, Protect It. And when the time comes, Fire It.

There is no reward from God to those who seek it from men.

And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one.

Like a garden that is carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort.

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

The moral I draw is that the writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work and in release from the burden of thought; and, indifferent to aught else, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success.

Monetary rewards are not a substitute for intrinsic motivation.

When I rely on my faith, I know God wants to reward and bless me but not because of some great act that I did but because of who He is.

The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.

One of the rewards of success is freedom. the ability to do whatever you like.

The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers more highly than it rewards original creators.