Compliments are verbal nourishment. They generate self-esteem and in a very subtle way create a person in the full spectrum of his or her essence. Compliments invite the person who is complimented to embrace a new perception of him- or herself. Just as layers of a nacre form a pearl over a grain of sand, so compliments collect around us, developing us in all our beauty.

Daphne Rose Kingma, 101 Ways to Have True Love in Your Life