人生に失敗した人の多くは、諦めた時、自分がどれほど成功に近づいているのか気づかなかった人々だ。 - トーマス・エジソン［エディソン］ (1847 - 1931)
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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931)
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