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“The only thing that matters, my goal, my reward, my beginning, my end is the work itself. My work done my way.” Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” - 1943

“God gave the day, God gave the strength. And the day and the strength were consecrated to labor, and that labor was its own reward.” Leo Tolstoy, “Anna Karenina” - 1877

“If goodness has causes, it is not goodness; if it has effects, a reward, it is not goodness either. So goodness is outside the chain of cause and effect.” Leo Tolstoy, “Anna Karenina” - 1877

“For it is a true rule, that love is ever rewarded, either with the reciproque, or with an inward and secret contempt.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“Answering to this, all religions promise a reward beyond life, in eternity, for excellences of the will or heart, but none for excellences of the head or understanding.” Arthur Schopenhauer, “The World as Will and Representation” - 1819

“For the worthy there are many rewards on God's earth, but God has specially reserved love for the unworthy.” Rabindranath Tagore, “The Home and the World” - 1916

“I answer that, Man has free-will: otherwise counsels, exhortations, commands, prohibitions, rewards, and punishments would be in vain.” Thomas Aquinas, “Summa Theologica” - 1274

“In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.” Aesop, “Aesop's Fables”

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