Those who come begging for help want to hear that I can help them.  They don’t really want to be helped, though.  If they could stop searching for help they would die of satisfaction.  I don’t want to implement such dire consequences.  If I even begin to help them, they will soon hate me and try to make trouble.  Therefore, I tell them I will help them, sell them promises, and let them fall before their ships come in.  In that way, I truly do help them.
I save them for future failure.

~Anton LaVey

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