“The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”

“The spider's lesson is never to be greedy. It shows that objects of necessity can be objects of beauty and art as well. The spider teaches us that we can be too easily enraptured with ourselves.”

“There is really no good English translation for adab. It means behaving well or good etiquette. It is acting with heedfulness, beauty, refinement, graciousness, and respect for others. The Koran teaches us the importance of acting beautifully. "Do what is beautiful. God loves those who do what is beautiful." (2:195) ”

“Surely you’ve been sent from the heavens to teach us mortals what beauty is.”

“Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.”

“Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.”