2007-02-28 00:06:49 · 2 answers · asked by Mnati 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I usually hear it as the "Devil is in the details"..... but here goes.
Even the grandest project depends on the success of the smallest components.
This version of the proverb often implies that the details might cause failure.
A more positive version is “God is in the details,” a saying often attributed to the architect Le Corbusier
2007-02-28 00:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by coolmoejay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God Is In The Details
2016-10-01 10:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "God is in the details" was no doubt repeated by the architect Le Corbusier, and some references claim that it was coined by another modern architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, but Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) is recorded as saying it in French before either of them.
It is a deliberate variation on the much older anonymous proverb "The Devil is in the details", which means that although it is relatively easy to come up with a grand overall vision or plan for something, it is much more difficult to make the plan work in practice when all its little detailed problems start to show up.
I would think that Flaubert, van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier all meant the same thing, because they were creative artists. Some new piece of writing, or some new building, may look very fine at a quick glance, but an uninspired one will appear disappointing on a closer look at its details. An inspired creation, which continues to inspire no matter how closely one inspects it, needs as much attention to its details as to its overall plan. The old proverb says that these details are the "devil of a job" to get right, but Flaubert and van der Rohe and Le Corbusier meant that getting them right was the supremely creative and worthwhile part of the job - the very part of it that made them feel they were really using their God-given talents.
2007-02-28 02:47:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
For those with faith, this means that with every step you take in a process of life, God is somewhere in there guiding you with His hand and intelligence. Some people believe that coincidence is simply God in the details.
2007-02-28 00:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by The Education Doctor 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God has all the answers and you just have to have faith.
situations.....like someone having surgury
someone down on their luck
praying for the sick
praying for loved ones
2007-02-28 00:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋