Nothing is finer for the purposes of great productions than a very gradual ripening of the intellectual powers.
In plain words
Great work ripens slowly, like fruit.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to his brother George, 23 January 1818. Quoted in full, unedited.
- Letter to his brother George
