Wikiquote of the dayDaily quote by Julius Caesar
- Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt.
- In most cases men willingly believe what they wish.
- Variant translation: Men willingly believe what they wish to be true.
- As quoted in The Adventurer No. 69 (3 July 1753) in The Works of Samuel Johnson (1837) edited by Arthur Murphy, p. 32
- Compare: "What each man wishes, that he also believes to be true" Demosthenes, Olynthiac 3.19