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Alexandre Dumas

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 failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.

Alexandre Dumas

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When someone doubts their own abilities, they are essentially working against their own success, as if they are helping their opponents by weakening their own position. This self-doubt ensures failure because the person is the first to believe they cannot succeed, undermining their efforts from within.

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