Who said "The world rewards the persistent and punishes the idle."?

This quote is attributed to Théophile Gautier.

The world rewards the persistent and punishes the idle. - Théophile Gautier

"The world rewards the persistent and punishes the idle."

Théophile Gautier Perseverance

Poet Novelist French 1811–1872

"Art for art's sake"

"I love beauty; it is the only thing worth loving"

"The beautiful is as useful as the useful"

"Nothing is truly beautiful except what is useless"

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."