First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you're very lucky and have said your prayers.
Source: In Balanchine, by Bernard Taper 1963.
-- George Balanchine, (Jan 22 1904-1983), Russian choreographer; He was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in U.S. in the 20th C.; his works of cool neoclassicism include The Nutcracker, 1954.