Quotation by

Thomas A. Edison

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

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People often stop trying just before they achieve their goal, not knowing how near they are to succeeding. This means that giving up too soon can prevent someone from reaching success that was almost within their grasp.

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