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Quotes About Encouragement

Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.
~ Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best.
~ Gautama Buddha
as much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many.
~ Charlotte Bronte
You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.
~ Zig Ziglar
Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time.
~ Plato
Light another's path and the universe will light your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
One kind word can warm three winter months.
~ Japanese Proverb
Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement, given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.
~ R.J. Palacio
Be kind to others as you would like them to be to you.Encourage, don't discourage.
~ wordfaith3
Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
~ Henry Cloud
Thus the first important fact is that counselees need meaning, and the second is similar to it: counselees need hope. Every counselor must keep these two facts in mind, especially at the beginning of a sequence of counseling sessions.
~ Jay E. Adams
Great quotes are like great medicine; they can cure us when we are down—written in 2008 by Jay Xiong
~ Jay Xiong
Lincoln responded: I have just received your dispatch of 1 p.m. yesterday. —I begin to see it. You will succeed. — God bless you all. A. LINCOLN6
~ Jean Edward Smith
Ayla, what am I doing wrong?" he asked, standing in front of her, dripping. "It's not you. I'm the one who's doingit wrong." "You're not doing anything wrong." "Yes I am. I've been trying all day to encourage you, but you don't understand Clan gestures.
~ Jean M. Auel
self-esteem does not cause high grades-instead, high grades cause higher self-esteem. So self-esteem programs clearly put the cart before the horse in trying to increase self-esteem. ...Self-esteem is an outcome, not a cause. It doesn't do much good to encourage a child to feel good about himself just to feel good; this doesn't mean anything. Children develop true self-esteem from behaving well and accomplishing things.
~ Jean M. Twenge
To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.
~ Jean Vanier
When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.
~ Jean Vanier
To love someone is to reveal to them their capacities for life, the light that is shining in them.
~ Jean Vanier
I sometimes long to pat him on the head and tell him to cheer up; the world's full of sunshine, and some of it's for him.
~ Jean Webster
Happy Valentines Day to those who have found love, in whatever shape or form, and to those who are still hunting, don't give up. If you feel bad, send yourself a card. You must be worth it...
~ Jeanette Winterson
Lydia knows she's increased their chances of survival. She needs to take encouragement where she can find it. She mustn't despair at the enormity of the task yet ahead. She should focus only on the immediate next steps.
~ Jeanine Cummins
later drafts of this novel and encouraging me
~ Jeanine Cummins
No, you stupid idiot, there's nothing wrong with you. You're perfect.
~ Jeanne Birdsall
Your family are the people who pester you until you do the right thing.
~ Jeanne Gehret