| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| The devil is in the details |
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| Even the grandest project depends on the success of the smallest components. | 1 |
| ‡ 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. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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