A man who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in t... - Émile Zola

This quote is attributed to Émile Zola.

"A man who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself."

Émile Zola Courage

Novelist French 1840–1902

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