Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves. (Nikola Tesla)

Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves.

Nikola Tesla

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