There is nothing more satisfying than being rewarded for your hard work. Whether it’s a pat on the back from your boss, a raise, or simply recognition from your peers, it feels great to be acknowledged. That’s why we’ve put together this compilation of motivational quotes about rewards.

The best reward quotes

1. Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. — William Hague

2. Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful.Wisdom, like its rewards, is great. — Matshona Dhliwayo

3. Apathy is a trap. There is no challenge… so there is no reward. Remember, there is always free cheese in a mousetrap. — Steve Maraboli

4. The only reward of virtue is virtue — the only way to have a friend is to be one.

5. Monotony is the only reward of the cautious — A. Somebody, The Autobiography of A Somebody

6. I can’t see what’s wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what’s bad news about being rewarded for assuming that. — Steven Moffat

7. The reward of life is Joy — Sunday Adelaja

8. Keep off your mind from the reward until the work is done — else you may be directed out of focus by the reward’s appeals if it catches your attention!

9. Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. — Natalie Portman

10. The reward of a work is to have produced it — the reward of effort is to have grown by it.

11. O how can wicked men seem so steady and untouched with such black hearts, while poor innocents stand like malefactors before them! — Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

12. ‘ten years later, I will be able to say, ”I saw future happen”. And, this is the most rewarding part of what I do.’ — Sharad Vivek Sagar

13. The courage to live brings its own rewards. — Rachel L. Schade, Silent Kingdom

14. Every opportunity has challenges when you overcome it turns to rewards. — Nazim Ambalath

15. Love is its own reward. — Thomas Merton

16. Definition of money is the reward you get for solving people`s problems. — Sunday Adelaja

17. We didn’t come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you doing more than us. — Michael Bassey Johnson

18. Grudges are bridges with faulty spans. Falling off one is a lot more rewarding than getting stuck on the other side. — Nora Roberts

19. I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness. — Sophia Loren

20. I will be a Friend to you, and you shall take care of my Linen — Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

21. Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards. — Nicholas Sparks

22. Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it. — Ric Keller

23. See only that thou work and thou canst not escape the reward. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

24. Everybody’s life is either rewarding or an example. — Tony Robbins

25. We didn’t come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you doing more than us. — Michael Bassey Johnson

26. I’m going to treat myself to one of these as a reward for not knocking himself unconscious with a skillet. — Nora Roberts

27. The greatest rewards lie in the unknown. — Matshona Dhliwayo

28. Part of the reward of entrepreneurship lies in having the courage to believe in yourself and take action. — Timothy Freriks, Startup Assembly Manual

29. The faith comes by hearing — the reward by follow–through.

30. The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom. — Os Guinness

31. I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth and truth rewarded me. — Sylvia Ashton–Warner

32. You have to take your own bold approach, and if you do you will be rewarded with success. Or calamitous failure. That can happen too. — Steven Moffat

33. Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention. — Sophie Hannah

34. True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy. — Thomas Merton

35. I make sacrifices in reward of trinkets for my gilded cage. — Solange nicole

36. Neither of us asked to be born descendants, yet I’d be rewarded with his death, and we couldn’t prevent that. No one could. (Eric) — Shannon A. Thompson, Minutes Before Sunset

37. If God rewards us on earth for good deeds–the Old Testament suggests it’s so, and the Puritans certainly believed it–then maybe Satan rewards us for evil ones. — Stephen King

38. [t]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with generosity. — Tahir Shah, In Search of King Solomon’s Mines

39. The kind person is rewarded by nature. — Radostin Chernev

40. Love rewards you more in a moment than pleasure could in a lifetime. — Matshona Dhliwayo

41. I’m very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It’s the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. — Nick Cave

42. It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. — Phil Ochs

43. I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing. — Mark Twain

44. Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention. — Sophie Hannah

45. Enjoy every bit of your life to the fullest. Your compromises and sacrifices will be rewarded. — Santosh Kalwar

46. Men soon get tired of shedding their blood for the advantage of a few individuals, who think they amply reward the soldiers perils with the treasures they amass. — Napoleon Bonaparte

47. I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth and truth rewarded me. — Sylvia Ashton–Warner

48. Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded. — Will Rogers

49. Retirement wasn’t a reward at the end of a well–run career … it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work. — Nora Roberts

50. The reward of patience Is patience. — Saint Augustine

Conclusion

We all need to remind ourselves every once in a while that rewards come to those who work hard and stay focused. Take a look at these quotes to help you stay motivated and remember that the reward is worth the effort. Whether you’re facing a big challenge or just trying to make it through the day, these words of wisdom will help you stay on track.