Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance

Meaning: Long-term persistence is more powerful than raw ability or brute force.

Origin: Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and author, The Rambler, 1751.

Translations

• French: Les grandes œuvres ne sont pas accomplies par la force, mais par la persévérance (literally: Great works are not accomplished by strength but by perseverance)
• Spanish: Las grandes obras no se realizan con fuerza, sino con perseverancia (literally: Great works are not accomplished by strength but by perseverance)
• Japanese: 偉大な業績は力ではなく忍耐によって成し遂げられる (Idai na gyōseki wa chikara de wa naku nintai ni yotte nashitogerareru) (literally: Great achievements are accomplished not by strength but by perseverance)

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