Hence it happens that if any have some interest in being loved by us, … — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

Hence it happens that if any have some interest in being loved by us, they are averse to render us a service which they know to be disagreeable. They treat us as we wish to be treated. We hate the truth, and they hide it from us. We desire flattery, and they flatter us. We like to be deceived, and they deceive us.

Place: Part I, 1, 2, c. 1, section 4.[44] · ¶338
License: Public domain · Source
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