Ah, I do understand.

Having one's desires listened to can be an unbearably unpleasant affair.

For normal humans, at least.

Bah... to be able to gather faith without telling about everything is what makes one a true statesman.

The heart is an interesting thing precisely because it is, or should be, unknowable. The "should be" part is not strictly there in the original, but the sentence expresses a contrary nuance.