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> [When anything is pointed out, our only idea is to go from wrong to right; in spite of the fact that it has taken us years to get to wrong we try to get right in a moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/when-anything-is-pointed-out-our-only-idea-is-to-go-from-wrong-to/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

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## More by F. Matthias Alexander

> [When anything is pointed out, our only idea is to go from wrong to right; in spite of the fact that it has taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/when-anything-is-pointed-out-our-only-idea-is-to-go-from-wrong-to/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

> [Every man, woman and child holds the possibility of physical perfection; it rests with each of us to attain it by personal understanding and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/every-man-woman-and-child-holds-the-possibility-of-physical/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

> [You translate everything-whether physical, mental, or spiritual into muscular tension.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/you-translate-everything-whether-physical-mental-or-spiritual-into/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

> [Prevent the things you have been doing and you are half-way home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/prevent-the-things-you-have-been-doing-and-you-are-half-way-home/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

> [The intention of each lesson is getting you to recognize what you're doing, kinesthetically. Once you're conscious of it, you then can choose whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/the-intention-of-each-lesson-is-getting-you-to-recognize-what-you-re/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

> [Trying is only emphasizing the thing we know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-matthias-alexander/trying-is-only-emphasizing-the-thing-we-know/)

[F. Matthias Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-matthias-alexander/)

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