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

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.

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when read more

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he says to her a whole heap of things that he doesn't mean

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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

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

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

Next to a sincere compliment, I think I like a well-deserved and honest rebuke

A compliment is verbal sunshine

A compliment is verbal sunshine

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone