Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true. Author: Francis Bacon Copy Quote More from Francis Bacon “He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and…” “A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time. ” “Truth is a naked and open daylight, that does not show the masques, and mummeri…” “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”