TIMELY PRAISE
Applaud a man’s speech at the moment when he sits down, and he will take your compliment as exacted by the demands of common civility; but let some space intervene, and then show him that the merits of his speech have dwelt with you when you might have expected to have forgotten them, and he will remember your compliment much longer than you have remembered his speech. From The Statesman, by Sir Henry Taylor
To view this resource, log in or sign up for a subscription plan
