Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A good deed is a good deed.
A good deed is not just a duty, but above all, a privilege.
No good deed goes unpunished.
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.
Men often are valued high, when they are most wretched.
Men can be a great deal of work for very little reward.
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.