Alexander Maclaren said, “Kindness makes a person attractive. If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it.” The image is…
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William Arthur Ward
William Arthur Ward wrote: “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.” Most of us remember the people who spoke life into us when we needed it. Encouragement is rarely dramatic, but it is rarely forgotten.
How you’d preach it
Simple and memorable for the power of encouragement versus flattery, criticism, or neglect.
Ward