Well-lit streets discourage sin, but don't overdo it.
Every time I am fearful I think to myself, the reason they do this is to discourage me from doing what I do. Hence, if I discontinue my work I will have succumbed to my fears.
People who have few possessions cling tightly to those they have. That is one of the facts that make life so discouraging.
The popping of bubblegum discourages the most determined lecher.
If you accept failure as learning, it's not discouraging to keep adapting until you find success.
When we have an effort made at sanctions involving many other nations it has a potential of greater impact on Russia and discouraging Putin.
The enemy will hit you in your area of strength to discourage himself.
It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.
I don't have Facebook or Twitter accounts yet. Being a compulsive storyteller, I always make up for myself discouraging stories about how such accounts will get me into embarrassing and time-consuming situations.
Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.
A lot of times you tell yourself no with things, a lot of times you discourage yourself. I've told myself yes more than no, and with those yeses, I've been able to actually have a career.