
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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Maîtres anciens, 1985
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
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“Mille choses avancent, neuf cent quatre-vingt dix-huit reculent; c’est là le progrès.”
Journal intime
It is said of me that when I was young I divided my time impartially among wine, women and song. I deny this categorically. Ninety percent of my interests were women !
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A propos de sa vie personnelle
“Plus l'homme cultive les arts, moins il bande.”
Journaux intimes (1864–1867; published 1887), Mon cœur mis à nu (1864)
“Sauf dans les arts, le génie n'a pas d'apparence visible.”
Le Huitième Sceau, 1968