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It is not necessary that one should humble oneself to deserve assistance, it is sufficient that one should suffer.

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Emile Zola
Age: 62 †
Born: 1840
Born: January 1
Died: 1902
Died: January 1
Art Critic
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Photographer
Playwright
Poet
Political Journalist
Short Story Writer
Theatre Critic
Paris
France
Emile Edouard Charles Antoine Zola
Necessary
Suffering
Assistance
Sufficient
Suffer
Humble
Oneself
Deserve

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