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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

— Jean de La Fontaine Subcontact : Slap the Face of Fear and Wake Up Your Subconscious‎ (2001)

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Original French variant: Chacun croit fort aisément. Ce qu'il craint et ce qu'il désire. As quoted in "Loup (le) et le Renard" (Xl, 6)

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Everyone believes very easily whatever he fears or desires.

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