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A peasant, when interrogated, will never give a response which he thinks will be displeasing to his questioner; he is afraid of compromising himself.

From The Honor of the Name by Gaboriau, Émile

What is pleasing to some men's taste is and ever will be displeasing to others.

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by Weaver, George Sumner

It is true, that a sense of duty may, at times, render it necessary for you to do that which will be displeasing to your companions.

From Parker's Second Reader National Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C. by Parker, Richard Green

I shall tell you what will be displeasing and wearisome,5 yet true.

From Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates by Cary, Henry