Who said "Perseverance is the only currency that never devalues."?

This quote is attributed to Niccolò Copernicus.

Perseverance is the only currency that never devalues. - Niccolò Copernicus

"Perseverance is the only currency that never devalues."

Niccolò Copernicus Perseverance

Astronomer Mathematician Cleric Polish 1473–1543

"Astronomy is not impious. To know the works of nature is to know the wisdom of God."

"I am not so enamored with my own opinions that I disregard what others have thought."

"The universe is a sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere."

"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom."

"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."