Who said "Patient persistence pierc through pride and pretense."?

This quote is attributed to Cesare Pavese.

Patient persistence pierc through pride and pretense. - Cesare Pavese

"Patient persistence pierc through pride and pretense."

Cesare Pavese Patience

Novelist Poet Italian 1908–1950

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