Pensées [Thoughts], ch. 23 "Des Qualités de l’Écrivain et des Compositions Littéraires [On Writers and Literature]" ¶ 52 (1850 ed.) [tr. Lyttelton (1899), ch. 22, ¶ 19] - Joubert, Joseph | WIST Quotations
Genius begins great works; but labour alone finishes them. [Le génie commence les beaux ouvrages, mais le travail seul les achève.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Genius begins beautiful works, but only labor finishes them. [tr. Calvert (1866), ch. 8] Genius begins great works; labour alone finishes them. [tr. Attwell (1896),…
