I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures read more

I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if read more

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set read more

The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set free to make his own inquiries, to come to conclusions that are right for him, whether or not they coincide with your own.

To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment

To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Its not its what your country can do for you what you could do for your country.

Its not its what your country can do for you what you could do for your country.

Never compare what other do best but do compare what you do best.

Never compare what other do best but do compare what you do best.