In this case one is filled with a sense of security, and is conscious of a sympathetic reinforcement that adds to private joys and compensates for private sorrows.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
The surprised exclamation of parents more than compensates the boys for the strategy of long concealment.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
You have proved that, young as you are, you possess a knowledge of war that more than compensates for your lack of years.
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty