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Quotation from The Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar
“in most cases men willingly believe what they wish”
The Conquest of Gaul, Book III.18, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869)
Explaining why the Venelli fell for a feigned deserter's story and attacked Sabinus's camp; one of Caesar's few general maxims about human psychology.
Citation: "in most cases men willingly believe what they wish" — Julius Caesar, The Conquest of Gaul, Book III.18, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). (id the-conquest-of-gaul-q2)
Portrait: Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped), Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain.
