Mistake Quotes by Maxwell Maltz

8 Mistake quotes by Maxwell Maltz

Maltz’s eight short reflections on mistakes tie directly to his work on self‑concept. They suggest that a misstep can reshape how we see ourselves.

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You are not your mistakes. Just because you have done something stupid does not make you stupid.

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

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As soon as the error has been recognized and corrections made, it's equally important that the error be forgotten and the successful…

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Live in the present. The past is gone; the future is unknown -- but the present is real, and your opportunities are…

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You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

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I may be a mistake maker, but I'm also a mistake breaker.

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The minute that we change our minds, and stop giving power to the past, the past with its mistakes loses power over…

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The un-happiest of mortals is that man who insists upon reliving the past, over and over in imagination - continually criticizing himself…

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