Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.
Radical obedience to Christ is not easy. . . It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And he is more than enough for us.
You will be consoled according to the greatness of your sorrow and affliction; the greater the suffering, the greater will be the reward.
Obstinacy can bring only a penalty and no reward.
Life doesn't reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought, therefore, for her own sake.
Respect, recognition, and reward flow out of performance.
Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.
Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward
I never did a right thing or abstained from a wrong one from any consideration of reward or punishment.
Every kind of reward constitutes a degradation of energy.
Virtue is its own reward.
The primary reward of the gospel - God himself
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The reward of service is more service.
Only criminals and bloodsuckers reward bad behavior.
Love expects no reward. Love knows no fear. Love Divine gives - does not demand. Love thinks no evil; imputes no motive. To Love is to share and serve.
If we knew that god exists, such knowledge would make morality impossible. For, if we acted morally from fear or fright, or confident of a reward, then this would not be moral. It would be enlightened selfishness.
The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal.
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There’s no greater reward.