Compliments

"There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt."

"Having people be impressed with a house is not a compliment. You don't want them to say, 'What a place!' You want them to sit down and enjoy it."

"A compliment is usually accompanied with a bow, as it to beg pardon for paying it."

"What honour that, But tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies."

"'Twas never merry world Since lowly feigning was called compliment."

"A woman * * * always feels herself complimented by love, though it may be from a man incapable of winning her heart, or perhaps even her esteem."

"Current among men, Like coin, the tinsel clink of compliment."