我認為，美雖然存在於肉體，卻屬於精神。我從未聽說過，有哪句布道詞能從言辭或事實上表現出這樣的精神美：
“夜晚繁星點點，湖水自由**漾。”
北美鳩清晨的鳴唱或黃昏時天空中沙丘鶴笛鳴般的長吟，是任何讚美詩都無法媲美的。柔和的春風中彌漫著田野間矢車菊的芳香，讓我的靈魂也更加高尚，這是教堂中任何焚香都無法比擬的。並非所有堅定的真理都是美好的，但“美即是真”。所有偉大的藝術都追求這樣的目標，即美融合愛，也被愛所融合。它無處不在，唾手可得。它不像正義那樣抽象，但美、心智的自由及正義，都和真與善融合，這便是我的思想與精神的永恒支柱。
惡是無法訴說的
On Good And Evil
卡裏·紀伯倫 / 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.