The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it
Voltaire
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The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON The reward of a thing well done is having done it.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON The reward for a job well done is more work.
SOURCE UNKNOWN The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.
JONAS SALK I do not wish any reward but to know I have done the right thing.
MARK TWAIN The main reason I became a teacher is that I like being the first one to introduce kids to words and...
PHILLIP DONE A thing well done is worth doing.
HUGH LEONARD Everyone's playing well right now no matter who we put into the lineup. Winning matches is the bigge...
ASHLEY RIESSEN I'm so excited. This is the biggest thing I have ever done, there's no comparison.
SOPHIE MONK The man held himself still and turned his milk-flooded eyes on her. Fin felt something like vertigo ...
A.S. PETERSON Too late, he recalled Miles's dictum that the reward for a job well done was usually a harder job.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD Our biggest regrets are not for the things we have done but for the things we haven't done
CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY For a small independent publishing company to get a license for the biggest cartoon character in the...
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ERIC REYNOLDS Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.
DAVID STOREY Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.
STOREY If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
NAPOLéON BONAPARTE There is nothing so convincing as a thing well done.
ROY T. BENNETT Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
WINSTON CHURCHILL The reward of one duty done is the power to fulfill another
GEORGE ELIOT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, the journey is the reward.
RANDY KOMISAR If it must be enjoyed, then it must be done. And if it must be done, then it must be done well. If i...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR What is once well done is done forever.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU The biggest fear of someone using a mobility device is they're going to destroy it, and they have do...
CAROL RANDALL The biggest thing is getting on a winning streak, not a losing streak. Guys have done a great job of...
ADAM HALUSKA Is that the biggest favor your vocal cords have done to anyone this week?
PAWAN MISHRA That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying an...
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GIGI HADID [So does this bode well for Bridgeport?] I think so, ... A corruption investigation is a good thing....
DONALD GREENBERG The 12 biggest years in history in terms of media growth, and they haven't done a thing.
EDWARD HATCH Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.
AMIT KALANTRI It was so satisfying for me - a great reward, just to see it done well. And it was beautifully direc...
FAY WRAY "Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just a...
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MICHAEL CHABON I think for the most part we've defended well. I think we've done a pretty good job rebounding. That...
BRUCE HENSLEY If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do it.
BETTE DAVIS I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, ...
OM PURI It is extraordinary how well she has done for a novice.
JUDY WADE Well done is better than well said.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN There is nothing to regret with a job well done.
JOE GARCIA Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing ...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Rebounding is our biggest fundamental. It's our biggest emphasis. We didn't get it done against DePa...
JAMIE DIXON Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon.
EMILY DICKINSON It is a lie.
ARTHUR MILLER It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the ne...
IRVIN KERSHNER The way he's done his job is very good. This is the reward for that and I'm delighted he's signed.
BRYAN ROBSON Well done, is twice done.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN It's not the biggest project we've ever done but it is the most exclusive.
KAMREN COLSON For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done
BALTASAR GRACIAN Money is always an indicator of a job well done.
ROUSTAM TARIKO When the Queen says 'well done,' it means so much.
PRINCE WILLIAM It has the potential to be the biggest [marketing] event that we've done.
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ROSARYMAN The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.
ELBERT HUBBARD We're asking those who have done well to do a little more for the people who need it.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it c...
FRANCES BURNETT If it were done when 'tis done, then t'were well. It were done quickly.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.
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SUZANNE ALLEN The competition went well. We could have done better, but it was a fun experience for us both.
ERIC CAMPBELL It is recognition for a job well done thus far. And that is the key, thus far.
DAVE WOOD I've done well for myself.
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KATE MCCLUSKEY When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
GEORGE C. MARSHALL Had it not been for jazz our hotels would not have done so well.
HORACE PETERKIN Really, it was the best thing I could have done.
DOUG HARRISON At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope that...
FRANCIS HODGSON BURNETT It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might...
SAMUEL JOHNSON The only thing they (the English) have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease.
JACQUES CHIRAC The best time to do a thing is when it can be done.
WILLIAM PICKENS Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thi...
JAMES CARVILLE But in the back of my mind I've always looked to the biggest-scale Hollywood movies. Because to ...
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
SIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL They have done very well, extremely well.
GUY HALLWRIGHT They get to miss a day of school for the trip. They are very excited about that. It should be a fun ...
SHANNON MILLER The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say 'well done'.
JOHN ASHCROFT The biggest challenge for open source is that as it enters the consumer market, as projects like Wor...
MATT MULLENWEG At that time, that was the biggest thing we had done with the band. As a 17-year-old, that definitel...
BRENT BROWN When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good f...
DANE DEHAAN When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
GEORGE C. MARSHALL Is it so small a thing / To have enjoyed the sun, / To have lived light in the spring, / To have lov...
MATTHEW ARNOLD It helped a lot to have done well in the 1,500, ... I had a lot of confidence.
KATE ZIEGLER There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done ...
PAT RILEY When we want something, we have to have a clear purpose in mind for the thing that we want. The only...
PAULO COELHO We have done pretty well.
BOB RISCH A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are sur...
SAMUEL JOHNSON This is the stupidest thing the village could have done. It increased geometrically my client's dama...
JONATHAN LOVETT Thus every matter, if it is to be done well, calls for the attention of the whole person.
MARTIN LUTHER There are individuals who have never done anything for Jesus Christ, and I have no doubt there are p...
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CHRIS CHELIOS A little time can help you to make a great impact, therefore you should never despise few minutes. D...
ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way.
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VINCENT VAN GOGH For the most part we executed well for most of the night. But in a two-point game you have it get it...
MARK LEE It should have been done when this whole thing started. Listen to her.
CHUCK HAGEL And if We had prescribed for them: Lay down your lives or go forth from your homes, they would not h...
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