The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. —John Ruskin

Pass It On®

print

The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.

JOHN RUSKIN

poet, writer, art critic

COMMENTS

StarSword from North Carolina NOVEMBER 16, 2016
I don't suppose he meant "tired, broke, and single" by that, did he?
sly meek from Accra Ghana AUGUST 5, 2016
thats true
Kapil from India  JULY 8, 2016
Its really nice lines
Ceasar from NY JUNE 29, 2016
TRUE
Pamela from Philadelphia JUNE 28, 2016
Well written, this quote rises above the rest. No farther from the truth. I use these quotes to my children, every time that we are indulge in any conversation. Especially, my military son in the US Airforce. Very inspiring, love it.

What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. —Oprah Winfrey
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. —Martin Luther King, Jr.
The body is like a piano, and happiness is like music. It is needful to have the instrument in good order. —Henry Ward Beecher
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. —Vincent Van Gogh
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater, ennoble it. —Christian Nestell Bovee
For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. —T.S. Eliot
In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can. —William Barclay
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. —African Proverb
I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community. —Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (Lady Gaga)
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. —John Burroughs
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. —Marcus Aurelius
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. —Steve Jobs
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice. —Woodrow Wilson
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. —F. Scott Fitzgerald
Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life. —John R. Wooden

See All Quotations

Subscribe to our FREE
inspirational quote emails!
20170116 monday quote Friday quote 20170303 friday quote
20161213 tuesday quote new Monday quote Friday quote
20160906 tuesday quote Wednesday quote Tuesday quote