A cowardly critique starts with a compliment.
Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.
You're an asshole.And you're a bitch, he says. A bitch with a kick-ass smile and eyes that can seriously screw with a guy's head.
At least I don't look like a Christmas tree.You look like the star atop the tree.
You stood up to the dragon so Beckendorf would have his chance to jump - now was brave.Or pretty stupid.Percy, you're a brave guy, she said. Just take the compliment. I swear, is it so hard?
Pay it forward with free compliments. They are returned in due time. NetworkEtiquette.net
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.
You're beautful. Yes you are, you're very very beautiful. Extremely beautiful.
Most people say that Shakespeare rocked merely because most people say that Shakespeare rocked.
A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
There is nothing more gracious than genuinely embracing other people's good fortune. It will work for you when your time comes.