Presumption Quotes

115 quotes by 101 authors

People talk about imitating Christ, and imitate Him in the little trifling formal things, such as washing the feet, saying His prayer, and so on;… — Florence Nightingale
When pride and presumption walk before, shame and loss follow very closely. — Louis XI of France
Islam in its origins is just as shady and approximate as those from which it took its borrowings. It makes immense claims for itself, invokes… — Christopher Hitchens
Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude. — David Hume
But most it is presumption in us when the help of heaven we count the act of men. — William Shakespeare
People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. I love seeing on… — Cory Booker
Their vain presumption of knowing all can take beginning solely from their never having known anything; for if one has but once experienced the perfect… — Galileo Galilei
Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its… — Thomas Aquinas
I dared not trust the case on the presumption that the court knows everything. In fact, I argued it on the presumption that the court… — Abraham Lincoln
And indeed nothing but the most determined scepticism, along with a great degree of indolence, can justify this aversion to metaphysics. For if truth be… — David Hume
Photography is a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held anywhere ... — John Szarkowski
If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construction they put upon them… — Alexander Hamilton
The presumption of innocence only means you don't go right to jail. — Ann Coulter
These algorithms, which I'll call public relevance algorithms, are-by the very sameÂ mathematical procedures-producing and certifying knowledge.Â The algorithmic assessment of information, then, represents a… — Tarleton Gillespie
On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in… — Emanuel Lasker
Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire. — Heraclitus
It forms a strong presumption against all supernatural and miraculous relations, that they are observed chiefly to abound among ignorant and barbarous nations; or if… — David Hume
In medieval times, the Church used to sell 'indulgences' for money. This amounted to paying for some number of days' remission from purgatory, and the… — Richard Dawkins
The only thing that might have annoyed some mathematicians was the presumption of assuming that maybe the axiom of choice could fail, and that we… — Alonzo Church
Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat… — Pope Benedict XVI

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