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Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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My knowledge of the state of President Roosevelt's health was derived entirely from conversations, from newspaper articles and from photographs. ↗

— David Bruce

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The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

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We derive our vitality from our store of madness. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long. ↗

— Shawn Colvin

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Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces, without considering whether these processes are or are not accompanied by processes of consciousness. ↗

— Wilhelm Wundt

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Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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I derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he's guilty; do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man? ↗

— Jim Garrison

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