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Admit your mistakes but don't cry over them. Correct them and go forward.

Maxwell Maltz

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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
Admit
Mistakes
Cry
Forward
Mistake
Correct

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