The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it. Author: John Ruskin Copy Quote More from John Ruskin “The greatest thing a human being ever does in this world is to see something...…” “Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life.” “Now observe; if the artist does not understand the sacredness of the truth of I…” “Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of th…”