The dull mind, once arriving at an inference that flatters the desire, is rarely able to retain the impression that the notion from which the inference started was purely problematic.
What a man wishes, he will believe.
We believe easily what we fear of what we desire
You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.
Men willingly believe what they wish.
What ardently we wish, we soon believe.
The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires.
If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.
