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We are eager to believe that others are flawed because we are eager to believe in what we wish for.

— François de La Rochefoucauld

Ce qui nous fait croire si facilement que les autres ont des défauts, c'est la facilité que l'on a de croire ce qu'on souhaite.

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What makes us believe so easily that others have faults is the ease with which we believe what we hope for.

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