It is always this innate conviction which encourages men to exceptional feats, to tremendous failures or splendid, single-handed success.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Your good opinion encourages me, for you have lived outside of Davy's Bend.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
She encourages Luria to encounter the same ingratitude, because she believes he will resist and punish it.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr