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Life is just the same as learning to swim. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!

Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler
Age: 67 †
Born: 1870
Born: February 7
Died: 1937
Died: May 28
Ophthalmologist
Psychiatrist
Psychotherapist
Vienna
Austria
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