Compliment
Definition: Compliments: plural noun and third person present. A polite
expression of praise or admiration. Politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something.
Number of Quotes: 9
Woe betide the man who dares to pay a woman a compliment today ... Forget the flowers, the chocolates, the
soft word - rather woo her with a self-defence manual in one hand and a family planning leaflet in the other.
Alan Ayckbourn
Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest
compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia
Sincerity is the highest compliment you can pay.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
Washington Irving
There's nothing more demoralizing than having nobody notice good performance ... the successful culture is one that provides constant recognition
and applause. At the same time, it breeds a restless dissatisfaction that keeps you challenging yourself to a higher and higher performance.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the faultfinding of men.
Thomas à Kempis
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
Philip Stanhope
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Henry David Thoreau
There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you
have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his
forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.
Mark Twain
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