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Attention Quote by Confucius

“Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.” quote by Confucius — Download Open image

“Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.”

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