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When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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I wouldn't even begin to presume that the talent of an able actor is anything like the talents of a prodigious musician. ↗

— Juliet Stevenson

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In applying this subject to the melancholy event, which has deprived this Diocese of its venerable Bishop, we presume not to compare him with the blessed Apostle, of whom we have been speaking. ↗

— John Strachan

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I never presumed that a technique of composition or an idea was so special that just using it would guarantee the quality of the music. ↗

— Robert Morris

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Again, I shall be told that the law presumes the husband to be kind, affectionate, and ready to provide for and protect his wife. But what right, I ask, has the law to presume at all on the subject? ↗

— Ernestine Rose

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During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to how magic worked as there were cultures and religions. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver. ↗

— William Bartram

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You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate. ↗

— Andrew Card

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Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to be genuine, and devolves on the opposing party the burden of proving it to be otherwise. ↗

— Simon Greenleaf

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Maybe it's a little ambitious of me to presume that no matter how big the film is, that I can always go down to the shop to buy a pint of milk. ↗

— Tom Hardy

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