Encouragement Quotes

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to light up.

Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.

Don't be too quick to interpret the moment. Just keep quiet. My encouragement would always be: never think anything is against you, everything is blessing. Why should it be different? Just be quiet. Let it all work itself out.

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.

You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue.

Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu of something better, but what I call their accruing ego identity gains real strength only from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in their culture.

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.

There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary, working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement to do their best.

If you need encouragement, give it. If you need love, give it.Whatever you need, give it away.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

A leader leads by example not by force.

When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It's up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.

Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process.