Who said "Perseverance is the refusal to accept defeat as final."?

This quote is attributed to Ugo Foscolo.

Perseverance is the refusal to accept defeat as final. - Ugo Foscolo

"Perseverance is the refusal to accept defeat as final."

Ugo Foscolo Perseverance

Poet Novelist Italian 1778–1827

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