Rewards Quotes - Page 9

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Many investors prefer comfort, chasing what is popular and loved, rather than pursuing what is out of favor. The markets do not reward comfort.

I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claim to perform that service are imperious.

If God permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. It may be that his rewards are held over for another life, for is it not true as written in Holy Scripture that the Lord chastenenth only the righteous! And after all, is not virtue it's own reward?

If goodness is its own reward, shouldn't we get a little something for being naughty?

A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species.

The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content.

Every word carries its own surprises and offers its own rewards to the reflective mind.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way.

It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

Keep your eyes on the prize and don't turn back.

In its more authoritarian forms, religion punishes questioning and rewards gullibility. Faith is not a function of stupidity, but a frequent cause of it.

The reward of eternal life requires effort.

Your life is short, your duties many, your assistance great, and your reward sure; therefore faint not, hold on and hold up, in ways of well-doing, and heaven shall make amends for all

Theres a lot to be said for doing what youre not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what youre supposed to do are more subtle and take longer to become apparent, which maybe makes it less attractive. But your life is the blueprint you make after the building is built.

Think health, talk health, visualize health and better health will be your reward.

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

The greatest reward for a student is not a good grade. It is the willingness of his teacher to listen to him.

I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.

Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.

I don't fool with a lot of things that I can't have fun with. There's not much reward in that.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

A situation where people can grow old without having a job that rewards them individually while adding to the collective well-being is morally unacceptable.

Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for surviving your own children.