It follows, further, from III. xxv., that we are naturally so constituted as to believe readily in that which we hope for, and with difficulty in that which we fear; moreover, we are apt to estimate such objects above or below their true value.
Gainera, Zati honetako 25. Proposiziotik dator, halako gisaz eginak garela izaeraz, non errazki sinesten baitugu itxaroten dugun hartan, nekez ordea beldur garen hartan, eta, neurri berean, bidezko den baino gehiago edo gutiago estimatzen baititugu bata eta bestea.