Top 455 Derive Quotes & Sayings

Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.

We derive a lot of the reality of ourselves through interactions with others.

From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.

I live by myself, so I derive a lot of joy from being with my friends and their families.

One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.

Jesus was not content to derive his ethics from the scriptures of his upbringing. He explicitly departed from them. [...] Since a principal thesis of this chapter is that we do not, and should not, derive our morals from scripture, Jesus has to be honoured as a model for that very thesis.

Do not measure the number of tragedies you sustain, but to quantify the success you derive from them.

The best benefit we derive from history is the enthusiasm it excites.

Intellectuals ought to study the past not for the pleasure they find in so doing, but to derive lessons from it.

the strange ideas we derive today will one day be our celebrated truths

I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and love.

The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.

I love Messi. I also derive inspiration from the god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

Scientists derive satisfaction from figuring out the puzzle. It's about the quest, not the grail.

It is from books that wise men derive consolation in the troubles of life.

The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards

I don't generally derive my stories from novels. I try to turn into film things I have felt or experienced.

You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.

Thought is metaphoric, and proceeds by comparison, and the metaphors of language derive therefrom.

And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?

Words derive their power from the original word.

In either case, ugly or beautiful, people derive a significant part of their identity, be it negative or positive, from their body. To be more precise, they derive their identity from the I-thought that they erroneously attach to the mental image or concept of their body. Equating the physical sense-perceived body that is destined to grow old, wither and die with 'I' always leads to suffering sooner or later.

You can derive everything that is healthy for yourself in the woods.

I just always have felt that people should be natural in their behavior, that they should be able to derive enjoyment from whatever they do. When they derive enjoyment, they tend to work together better; they tend to be more productive.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

The heart does not derive pure pleasure from what is impermanent.

Three blind mice walk into a pub. But they are unaware of their surroundings, so to derive humour from it would be exploitative.

I don't think people today need to derive security from possessions.

I will pause to consider this eternity from which the subsequent ones derive.

No amount of money can replace the kind of happiness and satisfaction I derive out of writing.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutrient from cows.

If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.

I've come to this belief that, if you show me a woman who can sit with a man in real vulnerability, in deep fear, and be with him in it, I will show you a woman who, A, has done her work and, B, does not derive her power from that man. And if you show me a man who can sit with a woman in deep struggle and vulnerability and not try to fix it, but just hear her and be with her and hold space for it, I'll show you a guy who's done his work and a man who doesn't derive his power from controlling and fixing everything.

There are men in the world who derive an exaltation from the proximity of disaster and ruin, as other from success.

[W]here other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.

I derive a lot of the values that I try to bring into the public sphere from my private faith.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

There is an abundance of ancient place names in the Ukraine and Poland, which derive from 'Khazar' or 'Zhid' (Jew).

Perhaps all anxiety might derive from a fixation on moments - an inability to accept life as ongoing.

I'm proposing to you that photography is a language on its own, which is that when you look at images you do derive ideas; and I'm also proposing to you that you can derive ideas without going through words. So I'm forcing you to really look. And this process of looking, it's like a new set of ideas that are being proposed to you.

Most actions derive not from your own initiative but from your family circumstances, your education, your calling, and so on. You must therefore give up a little time to performing actions which derive from yourself alone. They need not be important; quite insignificant actions fulfill the same purpose.

We derive confidence as women from what we wear.

I am drawn towards the power of spirituality and derive a lot of energy from it.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

I derive no pleasure from talking with a young woman simply because she has regular features.

We are so made that we can derive intense enjoyment only from a contrast.

They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground.

I don't know what fun newspapers and magazines derive from interfering in people's private lives.

All pasts are like poems; one can derive a thousand things, but not live in them.

As a living, breathing person, you must love things that derive from nature.

A person with increasing knowledge and sensory education may derive infinite enjoyment from wine.

In some corner of the world they are probably still holding regular meetings of the Flat Earth Society. We derive no comfort because important people, vocal people, or great numbers of people agree with us. Nor do we derive comfort if they don't.

People derive the most satisfaction from doing the best they can.

Purely altruistic behavior is pretty much impossible because of the selfish pleasures we derive from it.

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.

All feelings derive and become alive, whether negative or positive, from the power of Thought