The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The best reward for work is not the money you get, but the person you become through the work.
- In plain terms
- You gain more from work by becoming a better person than by getting paid.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on personal growth through work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you become through your work?
- Is the reward enough?
Another view
People still need money to survive, so pay matters practically.
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