![My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that “doesn’t count,” i.e., that I do not refer to my own basic principles. Every word, every action, every moment counts. (This is the pattern on which everybody makes mistakes [or] becomes irrational — not relating their one action or one conviction to another.](/assets/img/quote-photos/my-greatest-personal-mistake-is-ever-to-allow-a-word-or-moment-that-doesnt-coun.jpg)
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