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

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

Man tends to root for the underdog, because he fears that he will find himself in that same position far too often. – Michael S. Rosenberg

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