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All these things have you said of beauty, yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unstatisfied, and beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, but rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, but rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears. It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw, but rather a garden forever in bloom and a flock of angels forever in flight.
Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
这是纪伯伦（Gibran）的一篇散文诗节选，对美丽的透视抒情与彻悟。疯狂英语上载的，之前看过，但一直不是很懂，今天重看时，却深有点感触了。