Words like – sorry, thank you, please, excuse me and compliments are golden. They are like tonic. Use them a lot and you will constantly rejuvenate your relationship.
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievious words stir up anger.” – Proverbs 15: 1
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of the sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” – Proverbs 12: 18
“The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out fooloishness.” – Proverbs 15: 2
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” – Proverbs 18: 21