Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower. – Johann von Goethe

Look up, and not down; Out and not in; Forward and not back; And lend a hand. – Edward Everett Hale

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. – Ovid

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement. – George M. Adams