Who said "To persevere is to accept that success may never come."?

This quote is attributed to Giovanni Verga.

To persevere is to accept that success may never come. - Giovanni Verga

"To persevere is to accept that success may never come."

Giovanni Verga Perseverance

Novelist Italian 1840–1922

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