“The creator gives no heed to the critic unless he becomes a barren inventor.”

— Khalil Gibran

Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran (1962) as translated by Anthony R. Ferris

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Lebanese artist, poet, and writer 1883–1931

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