“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) ”

“What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.”

“Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!' 'Goodness had nothing to do with it'.”

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

“Duty is an act of obedience stemming from respect, whilst willing desire is an act of freedom. To do something out of obedience is nice, but to do something from freedom is beautiful." ~ Jill Thrussell”

“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”