Assuming Quotes

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If all feeling for grace and beauty were not extinguished in the mass of mankind at the actual moment, such a method of locomotion as… — Ouida
One lesson we learn early, that in spite of seeming difference, men are all of one pattern. We readily assume this with our mates, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men ardently pursue truth, assuming it will be angels' bread when found. — William Macneile Dixon
Whosoever assumes a religious garb pleases not God even a bit. O ye men, understand this clearly in your minds, that God is attained not… — Guru Gobind Singh
In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be… — Mac Thornberry
I find it hard to meet the right woman as people assume I'm a certain type of person - which I'm not. — Anthony Kiedis
It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it. — May Sarton
It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume… — Gore Vidal
It is natural for men to want power. But to seek power actively takes a temperament baffling to both the simple and the wise. The… — Gore Vidal
To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bibleâ€™s teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldnâ€™t have… — Timothy Keller
Why assume so glibly that the God who presumably created the universe is still running it? It is certainly conceivable that He may have finished… — H. L. Mencken
Always keep your home presentable, assuming you keep a home for purposes of presentation. — Robert Breault
It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do… — Simone de Beauvoir
What, in fact, is a novel but a universe in which action is endowed with form, where final words are pronounced, where people possess one… — Albert Camus
The innumerable conflicts that set men and women against one another come from the fact that neither is prepared to assume all the consequences of… — Simone de Beauvoir
The fate of the worm refutes the pretended ethical teaching of the proverb, which assumes to illustrate the advantage of early rising and does so… — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not so much that… — Adrienne Rich
On the quality of life: #1. Realize that each human being has a built-in capacity for recuperation and repair. #2. Recognize that the quality of… — Norman Cousins
Countries do not assume burdens because it is fair, only because it is necessary. — Henry A. Kissinger
Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience,… — Lenny Bruce

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