Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
No free man will ask as favor, what he can not claim as reward. [Lat., Neutiquam officium liberi esse hominis puto Cum is nihil promereat, postulare id gratiae apponi sibi.]
Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way and they'll knock your socks off.
The tougher the job, the greater the reward.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the unjust doers. -Koran.
He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the unjust doers.
Genius and its rewards are briefly told: A liberal nature and a niggard doom, A difficult journey to a splendid tomb.
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.
Create the kind of climate in your organization where personal growth is expected, recognized and rewarded.
Don't worry so much about your self- esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislike being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.
The journey is the reward.
Virtue is its own reward.
Loser's visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.
The tougher the job, the greater the reward.
The journey is the reward.
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought, therefore, for her own sake. [Lat., Justitia nihil exprimit praemii, nihil pretii: per se igitur expetitur.]
Knavery's now its own reward. [Lat., His nunc praemium est qui recta prava faciunt.]
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
The whole of what we know is a system of compensations. Each suffering is rewarded; each sacrifice is made up; every debt is paid.
Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening ... when you'd have preferred to talk. -D.J. Kaufman.