5426. We are apt to believe what we wish for.

That which makes us believe so easily that others have defects is that we all so easily believe what we wish.

What ardently we wish we soon believe.

It becomes so easy to believe what one wishes to believe," Jhary said wearily. "So easy.

What ardently we wish we soon believe

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.

Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. (Roughly: It's easy for men to believe what they want to.)

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

It’s just as easy to believe we’re awesome as it is to believe we’re giant sucking things.

If happiness is anticipation with certainty, we were happy.

'We're in control, and we have what we want!'

Yes, we did quite well. But then, telling people what they want to believe is an easy job.

We favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt,