The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time. Get into a fist … - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time. Get into a fist fight, put your mind on the strategy of the fight, and you will not feel the other fellow's punches.

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