我认为，美虽然存在于肉体，却属于精神。我从未听说过，有哪句布道词能从言辞或事实上表现出这样的精神美：
“夜晚繁星点点，湖水自由**漾。”
北美鸠清晨的鸣唱或黄昏时天空中沙丘鹤笛鸣般的长吟，是任何赞美诗都无法媲美的。柔和的春风中弥漫着田野间矢车菊的芳香，让我的灵魂也更加高尚，这是教堂中任何焚香都无法比拟的。并非所有坚定的真理都是美好的，但“美即是真”。所有伟大的艺术都追求这样的目标，即美融合爱，也被爱所融合。它无处不在，唾手可得。它不像正义那样抽象，但美、心智的自由及正义，都和真与善融合，这便是我的思想与精神的永恒支柱。
恶是无法诉说的
On Good And Evil
卡里·纪伯伦 / Kahil Gibran
And one of the elders of the city said， Speak to us of good and evil.
And he answered：
Of the good in you I can speak， but not of the evil， for what is evil but good tortured1 by its own hunger and thirst？ Verily when good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves， and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters.
You are good when you are one with yourself. Yet when you are not one with yourself you are not evil， for a divided house is not a den of thieves； it is only a divided house. And a ship without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous2 isles yet sink not to the bottom.
You are good when you strive to give of yourself. Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself， for when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast. Surely the fruit cannot say to the root， "Be like me， ripe and full and ever giving of your abundance." For to the fruit giving is a need， as receiving is a need to the root.
You are good when you are fully awake in your speech， yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue staggers without purpose. And even stumbling speech may strengthen a weak tongue.