“A sincere compliment is always grateful to a lady, so long as you don't try to knock her down with it.”

“He had the singular ability to knock down her carefully bricked defenses, which was a compliment to them both and the secret to their love.”

“Someone is always going to try to knock you down and take your place. It is up to you to fight for what you want.”

“You should be thankful that dark colors suit you. Not everyone wears black well.""Why, Lady Olivia, is that a compliment?""Not so much as a compliment to you as an insult to everyone else," she assured him."Thanks heaven for that. I don't think I would know how to conduct myself in a world in which you offered compliments.”

“Justin: "Girls like compliments, don't they?" Madeline: "I think everyone does if it's sincere. Not just girls.”

“Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish so much. In ANY relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.”