He who sports compliments, unless he takes good aim, may miss his mark, and be wounded by the recoil of his own weapon – Haliburton
When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least – Pope
Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments – Shenstone
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.
A compliment is usually accompanied with a bow, as if to beg pardon for paying it – J. C. and A. W. Hare.