106 Encouragement Quotes
Need encouragement? Let these quotes encourage you. Inspirational words of wisdom from many different people from many different walks of life share their thoughts in these quotations. Reading a quote can give you a different perspective on a situation or they may encourage you not to give up or to keep going or just to realize things are not as bad as they seem. We all need a bit of encouragement from time to time we hope you find words to inspire and motivate you in these short quotes. You may also be encouraged by these poems of encouragement.Quotes /
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The seed of sorrow we often sow, which grows to be a dwarfish plant; to weed and reap a successful row, we must not say I can't.
J. J. Thorne, Never Say I Can't
Garden Poems -
At all times, e’en when I have failed to do His will, His love has in my heart prevailed - and guides me still.
Henry Reed Conant, God's Love
Christian Poems -
Never lose an old friend no matter what the cause. We wouldn't ever do it if we didn't look for flaws.
Unknown, Friends
Friendship Poems -
When you get to know a fellow and you understand his ways, then his faults won’t really matter, for you’ll find a lot to praise.
Edgar A. Guest, When You Know A Fellow
Inspirational Poems -
Happiness is found in you - how you look at life and what you do. You decide each day, you see how happy you will be
Catherine Pulsifer, Looking For Happiness
Poems About Happiness -
A pat on the back from a stranger or friend when your jaw starts to sag and your knees start to bend will bring you right up with new courage and grit and you'll keep in the fight when you were going to quit
Edgar A. Guest, A Pat On The Back
Don't Quit Poem -
We can endure much more than we may imagine. We just have to stay grounded and stay true to our roots.
Catherine Pulsifer
The Oak Tree Poem -
God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
Max Lucado
Train of Life Poem -
Speaking encouragement, sympathy, understanding is giving help but not demanding.
Catherine Pulsifer, A Lofty Measure
Giving Poems -
Would you give to life your best? Shall your service upward soar? Here again is still the test . . .will you do the common chore?
William Arthur Ward
A Life Well Lived Poem -
Your encouragement is truly an essential part of me, my day is instantly brighter when I know you'll see.
Catherine Pulsifer, One Of A Kind
Valentine Poems For Friends -
When you feel discouraged by others, remember there are always people in your life who love you and care about you whether you realize it or not.
Shadonna Richards, A Gift of Hope
Poems About Life and Love -
If your heart contains a thought that will brighter make his lot, then in mercy hide it not, tell him so.
Unknown, Tell Him So
Poems About Life -
At Christmastime, people suddenly turn loving and unselfish...they give and give and don’t really expect anything in return.
Alden Perkes, The Santa Claus Book
Christmas Poems -
No matter what road in life you go down your family is always there even when you frown.
Catherine Pulsifer, Families Are Forever
Poems About Family -
When thy heart is sad and heavy, when thy life is all misread. Give not anger for injustice,
give a gentle word instead.
Unknown, A Soft Answer
Poems about Anger -
When the world beats you down, open up your Bible.
Lysa TerKeurst
Quotes About The Bible -
Encourage others by the words you use and if you can't say something nice, then yourself excuse.
Catherine Pulsifer, Words Make A Difference
Poetry About Words -
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Joseph Addison
Quotes about Reading -
For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it; for every truth there is an ear somewhere to heed it; for every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
Unknown, And I...
Short Love Poems -
God uses those around you to encourage you and to help you with changes you may wish to make. You may be the person God uses to help others.
Tim Sawyer
Bible Verses about Blessings from God -
Be yourself! Don’t try to fabricate your personality in the guise of impressing others.
Ashish Patela
Quotes About Being Yourself -
The Bible is the best self-help book - if you haven't read it you should take a look. It is full of life stories that we all can see that life is, at times, not so easy.
Catherine Pulsifer, Take A Look
Poems About Books -
Don't ever hesitate to say sorry - it will be appreciated and recognized.
Catherine Pulsifer, Choices We Make
Life Choices Poems -
Not knowing is what has me worried; as long as I know, it's okay - I'll try to endure winter's dark days, if summer returns here some day.
Greta Zwaan, Summers Demise
Poems About The Seasons -
A pastor..offers encouragement when we are down, he listens with care, when we wear a frown
Catherine Pulsifer, A Shining Light
Pastor Appreciation Poems -
... by giving the world the best in you, as has so often been proven true, the best will then come back to you.
Minnie Brehm, Be Good To Yourself
Good Poems -
Don't look for the flaws as you go through life; and even when you find them, it is wise and kind to be somewhat blind
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, A Hint Of Life
Positive Poems -
Don’t think defeat, don’t talk defeat, the word will rob you of your strength. "I will succeed," this phrase repeat throughout the journey’s length.
Wilhelmina Stitch
Famous Poems -
From our earliest memories, we can recall Mom being there to pick us up when we fall and to encourage us to reach for the stars.
Catherine Pulsifer
Mom Poems -
When he's deep down in the dumps and has known life's rocky bumps....that's the time a word of praise lifts a fellow up for days.
Edgar A. Guest, The Time for Brotherhood
Poems About Brotherhood -
Take a peak at the sky, rejoice in the miracle of it, watch the cloud formations and pick out the shapes. Love that you are a part of it.
Angela Rogers
Poems About The Sky -
My parents always tried to encourage me to try different things, even when it seemed like the road ahead was impossible. Their encouragement gave me the courage to try new things.
Jennifer Arnold
Parent Quotes -
No matter how bad things are right now, no matter how stuck you feel, no matter how many days you’ve spent crying and wishing things were different, no matter how hopeless and depressed you feel, I promise you that you won’t feel this way forever. Keep going.
Helen Wilson
Lost Hope Quotes -
Sad soul, take comfort, nor forget that sunrise never failed us yet.
Celia Thaxter, Never Failed Us Yet
Sunrise Poems -
Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues.
Brother Lawrence
Bible Verses about Hope In Hard Times -
Words of encouragement from the ocean:
Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to relax and coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life's beauty. Don't get tide down.Make waves! Author Unknown
Ocean Poems -
No star is ever lost we once have seen: we always may be what we might have been.
Adelaide A. Procter, What We Might Have Been
Poems About Regret -
Aim toward the sun; reach into your soul, and find your rainbow.
Patricia Overson, Find Your Rainbow
Rainbow Poems -
Grumble? No; what's the good? If it availed, I would; but it doesn't, not a bit
Joan Somerset, Your Outlook
Poems For Teenagers -
Don't waver, man, there is a way if you but have the will
David V. Bush, Where There's A Will There's A Way
Never Give Up Poem -
No matter what happens, no matter the time - find the good and upward you will climb.
Catherine Pulsifer, Our Journey
Life Journey Poems -
Focus on all of life's good and you will find things work out as they should feeling sorry and just sitting around it is a sure thing to bring you down.
Catherine Pulsifer, Move Past This
When Feeling Down Quotes -
As we meet and touch, each day, the many travellers on our way...each helping on the other's best, and blessing, each, as well as blest.
Susan Coolidge, As We Meet
Quotes About Helping Others -
Or dare you, whether you win or fail, strike out for a goal that's new?
Edgar A. Guest, The Things That Haven't Been Done Before
Dare To Be -
We each contribute our own book to the great library of humanity.
Steve Maraboli
Quotes about Library -
The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
Henry Ward Beecher
Thanksgiving Poems -
When mistakes are made, learn - but keep going...because perseverance just keeps going!
Kate Summers, Keep Going
Poems About Perseverance -
Whenever I need advice or someone to just listen, Dad is always the man. The confidence he has in me is terrifying and encouraging all at the same time.
Asha Patrick
Dad Poems -
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
Carl Bard
Poems About New Beginnings -
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.
C.S. Lewis
Quotes About Blessings -
No local church can afford to go without the encouragement and nourishment that will come to it by sending away its best people.
David Penman
Poems About Church -
I believe people like you will do extraordinary things when given the chance, turning some of the most entrenched, seemingly intractable situations of our day into something hopeful, something… Possible.
Stephan Bauman
Poems About Hope -
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.
James Allen
Effort Quotes -
Happiness branches from the tree of kindness, abounding with the fruit of sweet smiles.
Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes
Kindness Poem -
Don't let fear control your mind when you change your thoughts you will find that your fear will disappear!
Catherine Pulsifer, Overcome Your Fears
Poems About Fear -
Be they better, be they worse, I take things jest as they be, an' I try to be content - thet there's my philosophy.
Douglas Malloch, The Unconscious Philosopher
Poems About Contentment -
It doesn't matter what others say you just do your best and don't be swayed
Byron Pulsifer, You Are The One
Be The Best You Can Be -
A strong woman knows who she is and the path she wishes to travel on.
Lailah Gifty Akita
Poems For Women -
It is not possessing the money that is at fault - iIt is the worshiping of money that causes the assault.
Byron Pulsifer, No Riches Within
Money Quotes -
When the weather is bleak and the winds are loud, we'll look on the brightest side.
Lillian E Curtis, The Bright Side
Optimistic Quotes -
When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.
L. Poindexter
Father Son Poems -
When you're blaming some one's weakness, or accusing some of pelf - it's time that you went out to take a walk around yourself.
Unknown, Take A Walk Around Yourself
Blame Quotes -
Words are, though today comes rain sunshine will return again.
Mary C. Plummer, The Babbling Brook
Nature Poems -
When your problems seem overwhelming don't quit. Take one step at a time - keep going.
Samatha Lynch, Keep Going
Don't You Quit -
But before you judge another - just to lay him on the shelf - it would be a splendid plan to take a walk around yourself.
Unknown, Take A Walk Around Yourself
Judging Others Poems -
Encourage not repining, but look for joy instead.
Unknown, Trip Lightly
Optimistic Poems -
Life is not meant to be absorbed; it is meant to be experienced.
Byron R. Pulsifer
Experience Quotes -
The black and white of winter leaves us as the season of spring arrives. The sky seems bluer, the color of the first blooming flowers, the grass turning green always seems to pick up people's spirit.
Byron Pulsifer
Quotes About The Seasons -
The worries will vanish, the work will be done, No man sees his shadow - who faces the sun.
Unknown, Face The Sun
Worry Quotes -
Respect is a thing you can freely give. Respect will make the world a better place to live.
Catherine Pulsifer, Respect Is
Respect Quotes -
Make every hour count in the moments you spend; tomorrow's a stranger, today is a friend.
Everett Wentworth Hill, One Task At A Time
Live In The Moment Quotes -
Though the heart and the head be weary, let faith inspire the soul
S. K. Phillips, We Shall Be Satisfied
Poems About Faith -
Don't cry when the sun is gone because the tears won't let you see the stars.
Violeta Para
Goodbye Poems, Farewell Poems -
And in your heart, until life's journey ends, the priceless gift of youth, hope that inspires and courage that endures, may all these Gifts be Yours!
Berton Braley, The Gifts
Life Journey Quotes -
If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.
Samuel Smiles
Inspirational Quotes About Life and Struggles -
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends.
John Lennon
Life Is Too Short Quotes -
Be never discouraged - mock, mock at the tears that fall in your pathway, and laugh at the fears
Daniel C. Colesworthy
Be Not Discouraged -
"You'll never succeed, or at least in that way; we know that you surely will rue it;" But while they shouted nay, every night, every day, he went right on determined to do it.
David V. Bush
It Cannot Be Done And They Know It -
For envy, thoughtlessness and scorn make full many a life forlorn - distrust and selfishness remove all thought of Charity and Love.
Arthur Franklin Fuller
Poems -
Be not only attentive in hearing, but retentive after hearing.
Thomas Watson
Poems About Listening -
Encourage honesty and welcome the occasional negative comment as an opportunity to improve your products or services.
David Jenyns
Quotes on Honesty -
Industry is the bloom of life, through honor it shares to grant, man becomes a slothful sluggard.when he says I can't.
J. J. Thorne
Never Say I Can't -
I could say nice things about him - I could praise him if I would; I could tell about his kindness, for he's always doing good.
Edgar A. Guest, Waiting
Poems About Waiting -
All man can do. The greatest fame is e'er by trifles won, success's the meed of well spent time, and peace, of tasks well done.
Mary C. Ryan
Oh! Tell Me Not -
Each one can give - the poor, the weak, and be an angel guest; how small a thing, to smile, to speak, and make the wretched blest!
Daniel C. Colesworthy
Give Every Day -
We often do not think in time, our words are cold and bleak; think twice with careful thought, before we haste to speak.
J. J. Thorne
Think Before We Speak -
Remember, our God is able to do far more than we can ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.
Brian Steenhoek, Straight From God
Inspirational God Quotes -
Read books that encourage you - take one step at a time, don't get overwhelmed
Catherine Pulsifer, Short Thoughts To Live By
Words To Live By -
Focus on the blessings of the day - find the good in everything
Catherine Pulsifer, Count Your Blessings
Poems About Stress -
For the prize-winning man sticks to one golden plan, and works just a little bit better!
David V. Bush
Do It Better -
Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, "It’s going to be a good day!"
Lindsay Lohan
Inspirational Morning Messages -
Never despair, let come what will, think there are better days in store. Press on, press on, with courage bold, and never despair any more.
Lillian E. Curtis
Never Despair -
For those combating rough winds on life's changeful strand. Open the heart and lend a hand.
Lillian E. Curtis
Lend A Hand -
In storm and in sunshine, whatever assail, you'll onward and conquer, and never say fail.
Daniel C. Colesworthy
Never Say Fail -
My regrets from a heart of compassion and pain, if you've fled from the fray and will not try again. For the road's just as broad, just as smooth, just as bright in the beckoning future, if only you'll fight.
David V. Bush
My Regrets To The Man Who Gives Up -
The words you think, the words you say do make a difference not only to our own thinking but to those aroundv you.
Catherine Pulsifer, Inspirational Words
Inspirational Words -
If your bright star is on the wane, cease not your task — plunge in again! Vict'ry will come through grief and pain - do not lose your pep!
David V. Bush
Do Not Lose Your Pep -
So do your work and play your game — play fair and hard all day; and let the townsmen wag their tongues, the gossips have their say....for in the end you'll beat them all — although you're oft kicked down!
David V. Bush
The Successful Man -
The gift we give without our love is worthless, dead, and cold - while gifts we give from out the heart are worth their weight in gold.
Patience Strong
The Gift -
Lift, and the load is easy; lean, and it seems too great; you should throw your force in the proper course if you want it to move the weight!
David V. Bush
Be A Booster -
Surround yourself with those who uplift...encouragement and support you will find - surround yourself with this kind!
Catherine Pulsifer, Choice Is Yours
Don't Let People Bring You Down -
The hills ahead look hard and steep and high and often we behold them with a sigh; but as we near them level grows the road...
the climb is not so steep, the top so far, the hills ahead look harder than they are.
Douglas Malloch
The Hills Ahead -
My prayers shall first be upward sent for those dear friends of mine who lent Encouragement.
Douglas Malloch
Encouraging Poetry -
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, there are thousands to prophesy failure...just start in to sing as you tackle the thing that "cannot be done," and you’ll do it.
Edgar A. Guest
It Couldn’t Be Done -
With doubt and dismay you are smitten you think there's no chance for you...for the best verse hasn't been rhymed yet, the best house hasn't been planned, the highest peak hasn't been climbed yet...for the Best jobs haven't been started, the Best work hasn't been done
Berton Braley
Opportunity Quotes
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