“It always gets late with you. - Is that a compliment?”

“Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are.”

Oscar Wilde An Ideal Husband

“Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.”

Elizabeth Peters The Hippopotamus Pool

“Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.”

Jane Austen book Pride and Prejudice

“Encourage everyone you meet with a smile or compliment. Make them feel better when you leave their presence and they will always be glad to see you coming.”

Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker

“The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom return the compliment.”

Arthur Helps (1813–1875) British writer

“I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“you have to trust a TRUE compliment as muc as a critique.”

Diego Rivera (1886–1957) Mexican painter, muralist, Communist

“You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.”

Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint

“It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.”

Ned Vizzini (1981–2013) American writer