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A healthy strong ego, with plenty of self-esteem, does not feel itself threatened by every innocent remark.

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Maxwell Maltz
Age: 86 †
Born: 1889
Born: March 10
Died: 1975
Died: April 7
Author
Physician
Playwright
Psychologist
Surgeon
Writer
New York City
New York
Feel
Ego
Feels
Esteem
Every
Plenty
Innocent
Healthy
Strong
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Doe
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