Compliments Quotes

261 quotes by 209 authors

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of… — Leo Buscaglia
There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment. — Robert Breault
To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. — Sun Tzu
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the enemy's troops march… — Sun Tzu
Tell the cook of this restaurant with my compliments that these are the very worst sandwiches in the whole world, and that, when I ask… — Oscar Wilde
Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears. — Rudyard Kipling
When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It's not up to other people to keep… — Joel Osteen
...that though they may refuse to grow wise, they must inevitably grow old; ...that the proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but… — Lyndon B. Johnson
A few good compliments produce a wealth of good and often financial benefits. — Mariette Hartley
Compliments win friends, honesty loses them. — Rabindranath Tagore
As long as you don't compliment yourself, your environments and your job, you will always be miserable. Complaints bring misery, compliments brings strength. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
I hope that each one of us will be a better husband or wife, kinder to one another, more thoughtful, more restrained in criticism, and… — Gordon B. Hinckley
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… — Mark Twain
I appeared with many leading men. But working with Cary Grant was different from working with other actors. He was much more fun! I think… — Irene Dunne
I never get tired of hearing compliments. — John Lithgow
I can take criticisms but not compliments. — James Taylor
There's so many great, fantastic compliments I need to give that girl. Three words isn't enough. — Sam Claflin
I've received a lot of compliments. People come right up to me on the street. They recognize me — Harry Dean Stanton
I might be too strung out on compliments, overdosed on confidence/ Started not to give a f- and stop fearing the consequence/ Drinking every night… — Drake

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