1. reward - Noun
2. reward - Verb
To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.
Regard; respect; consideration.
That which is given in return for good or evil done or received; esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something lost, etc.; recompense; requital.
Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.
Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some act.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf you practice an excellent virtue without perceiving the taste of its aid, do not marvel; for until a man becomes humble, he will not receive a reward for his labor. Recompense is given, not for labor, but for humility. Isaac the Syrian
Not only men, but also women, the weaker sex, in going by the narrow path of Christ have received for themselves the Kingdom of Heaven. For there is neither male nor female, but everyone receives his own reward according to his own labor. Ephrem the Syrian
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Augustine of Hippo
Children are the reward of life. African Congo Proverb
Living is not a reward and dying is no crime. Madagascan Proverb
Two things rule the world -- reward and punishment. Bosnian Proverb