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Don't be too assuming, it doesn't get you anywhere.
Judgments based on preconceptions make life simple for us to deal with since that means we safely shield ourselves behind barriers of preconception that helped us feel safe in whatever views or assumptions we are having.
A presumption becomes a self-refuting assertion".
~R. Alan Woods [2012]
Anyone must be mainly ignorant or thoughtless, who is surprised at everything he sees; or wonderfully conceited who expects everything to conform to his standard of propriety.
All writing is presumption, of course, since no one knows what it is like to be another human being.
Assume makes an ass out of you and me.
I am struck by how quickly I am prone to judgmentalism.
Assuming is a form of giving away your power to another regarding an outcome that concerns you.
Overconfidence precedes carelessness.
Predictions are preposterous.
To be premature is to be perfect
One thing that irritates me is when people kind of make assumptions.
It is quite easy to fall under the spell of assumptions.
Assumptions are the things we don't know we're making.
We need to break the habit of overreacting because of our speedy assumption and judgments
It is an unnecessary burden to make negative judgmental assumptions about others. We are all on a journey.
The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.
I am very cautious of people who are absolutely right, especially when they are vehemently so.
He's assuming. And as the man once told me himself: assume makes an ass out of u and me.
Almost everyone is overconfident
except the people who are depressed, and they tend to be realists.
Assumptions are what we don't know we are making
Be just before you are generous.
Long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT,
No error is more certain than the one proceeding from a hasty and superficial view of the subject.
People are quick to jump to conclusions.
Assumption is one dreadful and incurable disease, which sticks to the soul and wiggles across the skin.
You asked how I'd define prejudice. That's it. Making assumptions about people you've never met.
Assumptions are dangerous things.
We all assume the worst the best we can.
Never assume. Ask.
He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and his pretension itself is a very great prejudice.
Never underestimate the role pretension plays when it comes to creating euphemistic language.
People exaggerate their confidence in their plans - something we call the planning fallacy ... The existence of the plan tends to induce overconfidence.
Assumption is the mother of the screw-up.
I never prophesy," he declared pompously. "It is true that I have the habit of being always right - but I do not boast of it.
You must keep a vigilant watch for your self-limiting assumptions.
Pretension may sit still, but cannot act. Pretension never feigned an act of real greatness. Pretension never wrote an Iliad, nordrove back Xerxes, nor christianized the world, nor abolished slavery.
A readiness to believe ill of others, before we have duly examined it, is the effect of laziness and pride. We are eager to find aculprit, and loath to give ourselves the trouble of examining the crime.
The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial.
Assumptions are for assholes.
Stop assuming the worst. Give others the benefit of the doubt.
And if you insist on continuing to make assumptions about my character, I'll advise you only this: assume you will always be wrong.
I'm a born, cautious optimist.
Overconsumerism justifies everything.
Posterity will jump to conclusions: that is its nature.
I am not unambitious. I am just too ambitious for what you call ambitions.
A victim who believes himself anticipated at every turn is not only crippled by uncertainty but also easier to predict.
You can't assume the best about people. If I get a girl home and she takes her pants off, and it looks like she's got herpes, I can't afford to assume she got stung by a pack of bees.
But this whole world is a preposterous one, with many preposterous people in it.
Prejudice is opinion without judgement.
Assumption Theory: The only safe assumption in life is that the person who assures you that everything is all right is all wrong.
I usually am accused of having a crystal ball into which I can gaze and look into the future.
The most misleading assumptions are the ones you don't even know you're making.
I am a private detective. I am paid to be inquisitive and presumptuous.
There are people who are so presumptuous that they know no other way to praise a greatness that they publicly admire than by representing it as a preliminary stage and bridge leading to themselves.
It is the property of fools to be always judging.
Cynical is a fool's word for realist.
People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others.
Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.
I never want to be pretentious.Pretentious-- Kesha
The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.
Those who jump to conclusions may go wrong.
Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.
Never assume someone is smarter than you.
I'm very judgmental person. It's one of my faults.
Slender certainty is better than portentous falsehood.
How little do they see what is, who frame their hasty judgments upon that which seems.
The throbbing habits of assumption tinted with malice lead to decisions and actions that drum out faith, trust and respect towards a crashing carelessness and uselessness. Be effective by discarding sneaking suspicions.
... an implicit assumption is always: what will happen next already happened (exactly or approximately) in the past.
I was thinking about how people prejudge other people. That's the same as prejudice, right?
I do consider myself to be something of a pretentious wanker.
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
Why, they are so sure of themselves that they do not even hurry. They move slowly, phlegmatically; they speak of necessary centuries. They swallow worlds at leisure; creep through systems with dawdling complacence.
Prestidigitation? You've got to be joking. No one says that.
I'm very self-critical.
It's always wise to raise questions about the most obvious and simple assumption
I was told i was conceited today ... but being conceited would imply that i see my self as being absolutely perfect ... but come on lets be real ... EVERYONE KNOWS IM PERFECT.
One who hopes inordinately, impairs his deeds.
Prejudice is a belief born from a shortcut to thinking
We are all too prone to judge - upon insufficient knowledge.
Call me paranoid. I'm frequently right.
I am an optimist of the first order.
Assuming a thing ain't knowing a thing.
In a market, preceptions could be as important as reality.
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Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong.
Inquisitiveness is an uncomely guest.
Scepticism is effortful and costly. It is better to be sceptical about matters of large consequences, and be imperfect, foolish and human in the small and the aesthetic.
Prejudice is an opinion without judgment.
I have made it a habit," said Miss Marple. "To be careful?" "I should not put it exactly like that, but I have made a point of being always ready to disbelieve as well as believe anything that is told to me.
There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.
I'm very pragmatic.
Prejudice is a belief soaked in stupidity
Presumption will be easily corrected; but timidity is a disease of the mind more obstinate and fatal.
I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see, I swallow immediately. Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful.
When you make any assumption,
you are preparing room for error.
I hate being predictable." "I believe they call that classy.
One or two particulars may suggest hints of enquiry, and they do well who take those hints; but if they turn them into conclusions, and make them presently general rules, they are forward indeed, but it is only to impose on themselves by propositions assumed for truths without sufficient warrant.