There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter read more

There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering

It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.

It'd be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

A compliment is verbal sunshine

A compliment is verbal sunshine

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

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.

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

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

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.

She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.

She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.