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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failures certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failures certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
Approximate author period: c. 1836 AD · industrial
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- Alexandre Dumas
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- Approximate author period: c. 1836 AD · industrial
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