ENCOURAGEMENT/DISCOURAGEMENT

Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.

Proverbs 12:25

Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:4

My child, don’t ignore it when the Lord disciplines you, and don’t be discouraged when he corrects you.

Proverbs 3:11

A father said to his complaining and failing son: “Son, all you need is encouragement and a swift kick in the seat of your can’ts.”

Success comes in cans; failure comes in can’ts.

Correction can help, but encouragement can help far more.

When Thomas A. Edison’s desk was opened years after his death, this card was found among his papers: “When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.”

If the devil cannot make you puffed up by pride, he will try to dampen your spirit by discouragement. It’s his best tool!

When the outlook is dark,

And the in-look’s discouraging,

Just try the up-look;

It’s always encouraging.

Don’t be discouraged; it may be the last key in the bunch that opens the door.

Stonsifer

He who eats pillows is down in the mouth.

I never allow myself to become discouraged under any circumstances.… The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.

Thomas A. Edison

Appreciation is thanking, recognition is seeing, and encouragement is bringing hope for the future.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Goethe

Don’t discourage the other man’s plans unless you have better ones to offer.

A smile of encouragement at the right moment may act like sunlight on a closed-up flower; it may be the turning point for a struggling life.