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Decadence Quotes: "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.



Decadence Quotes: "The parliamentary principle of decision by majorities only appears during quite short periods of history, and those are always periods of decadence in nations and States."

The parliamentary principle of decision by majorities only appears during quite short periods of history, and those are always periods of decadence in nations and States.




Decadence Quotes: "I am the Empire at the end of the decadence."

I am the Empire at the end of the decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "The vitality of a culture is in its capacity to assimilate foreign influences. The culture that's defensive and closed condemns itself to decadence."

The vitality of a culture is in its capacity to assimilate foreign influences. The culture that's defensive and closed condemns itself to decadence.




Decadence Quotes: "The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off."

The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off.



Decadence Quotes: "Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society's struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful."

Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society's struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.



Decadence Quotes: "The blood of my motherland waters a magic plant that cures all ills. That plant is art, and sometimes art needs corruption as a kind of fertilizer"

The blood of my motherland waters a magic plant that cures all ills. That plant is art, and sometimes art needs corruption as a kind of fertilizer




Decadence Quotes: "He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals."

He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals.



Decadence Quotes: "Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts."

Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts.



Decadence Quotes: "Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating."

Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating.



Decadence Quotes: "Limited means often constitute the charm and force of primitive painting. Extension, on the contrary, leads the arts to decadence."

Limited means often constitute the charm and force of primitive painting. Extension, on the contrary, leads the arts to decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence."

To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence.




Decadence Quotes: "When the storytelling goes bad in a society, the result is decadence."

When the storytelling goes bad in a society, the result is decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "The glossy surface of our civilization hides a real intellectual decadence."

The glossy surface of our civilization hides a real intellectual decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "As an artist I am attracted by decadence, by those who exhaust their lives in the shallow pursuits of pleasure. Occasionally, I feel that spiritually I participate in all these kinds of lives."

As an artist I am attracted by decadence, by those who exhaust their lives in the shallow pursuits of pleasure. Occasionally, I feel that spiritually I participate in all these kinds of lives.



Decadence Quotes: "I absolutely believe that when one goes on vacation, it should be pure decadence."

I absolutely believe that when one goes on vacation, it should be pure decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "Decadence is wonderful."

Decadence is wonderful.



Decadence Quotes: "Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence."

Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day."

You gotta eat right, you gotta have healthy habits, you know, and balance out your decadence with a healthy lifestyle during the day.



Decadence Quotes: "The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next."

The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.



Decadence Quotes: "Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind, and, therefore, the mind is not the soul, because the soul can neither decay nor degenerate."

Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind, and, therefore, the mind is not the soul, because the soul can neither decay nor degenerate.



Decadence Quotes: "Progress of mankind is the decadence of humanity."

Progress of mankind is the decadence of humanity.



Decadence Quotes: "The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the Haves is a ritualistic justification of their possessions."

The history of prevailing status quos shows decay and decadence infecting the opulent materialism of the Haves. The spiritual life of the Haves is a ritualistic justification of their possessions.



Decadence Quotes: "The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic."

The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.



Decadence Quotes: "I love chess, but it's the height of decadence."

I love chess, but it's the height of decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic."

In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.



Decadence Quotes: "Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture."

Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture.



Decadence Quotes: "I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence."

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "I wanted him to feel what I felt when I was with him: that incredible combination of comfort, decadence, and wonder; the knowledge that, with just a single taste of him, I was addicted."

I wanted him to feel what I felt when I was with him: that incredible combination of comfort, decadence, and wonder; the knowledge that, with just a single taste of him, I was addicted.



Decadence Quotes: "Of course, the '60s was a study in decadence. Everything just got worse and worse, and at the end of the '60s, everything was so horrible that people were killing each other."

Of course, the '60s was a study in decadence. Everything just got worse and worse, and at the end of the '60s, everything was so horrible that people were killing each other.



Decadence Quotes: "Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn't seen before."

Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn't seen before.



Decadence Quotes: "One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance."

One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance.



Decadence Quotes: "To have humanism we must first be convinced of our humanity. As we move further into decadence this becomes more difficult."

To have humanism we must first be convinced of our humanity. As we move further into decadence this becomes more difficult.



Decadence Quotes: "To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct."

To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct.



Decadence Quotes: "Poverty fled, she who gives birth to virile men."

Poverty fled, she who gives birth to virile men.



Decadence Quotes: "The pleasure of being a scoundrel can be adequately savored in silence."

The pleasure of being a scoundrel can be adequately savored in silence.



Decadence Quotes: "Luxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect the public weal."

Luxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect the public weal.



Decadence Quotes: "Here, I thought, I had found the human race in its final stages of decadence perverse, insouciant, without ambition. And I could not blame them. After all, they had no future."

Here, I thought, I had found the human race in its final stages of decadence perverse, insouciant, without ambition. And I could not blame them. After all, they had no future.



Decadence Quotes: "Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence."

Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "The pessimism of the creative person is not decadence but a mighty passion for the redemption of man."

The pessimism of the creative person is not decadence but a mighty passion for the redemption of man.



Decadence Quotes: "How does one make a movie about decadence these days? Now that we're allowed to do it, it's too late."

How does one make a movie about decadence these days? Now that we're allowed to do it, it's too late.



Decadence Quotes: "For me, I wanted to create something that's much more driven by a type of selfishness, a type of decadence."

For me, I wanted to create something that's much more driven by a type of selfishness, a type of decadence.



Decadence Quotes: "I don't see decadence really as what you do, because I don't do much at all that is decadent in my life. But I still am decadent. It's a state of mind, I think."

I don't see decadence really as what you do, because I don't do much at all that is decadent in my life. But I still am decadent. It's a state of mind, I think.



Decadence Quotes: "As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay."

As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.



Decadence Quotes: "What we now have is the freedom which attends decadence, or the decadence which attends freedom."

What we now have is the freedom which attends decadence, or the decadence which attends freedom.



Decadence Quotes: "Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people."

Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people.



Decadence Quotes: "Depravity and decadence are two sides of the same coin."

Depravity and decadence are two sides of the same coin.



Decadence Quotes: "Decline is also a form of voluptuousness, just like growth. Autumn is just as sensual as springtime. There is as much greatness in dying as in procreation."

Decline is also a form of voluptuousness, just like growth. Autumn is just as sensual as springtime. There is as much greatness in dying as in procreation.



Decadence Quotes: "Two times twice now, I have been called arrogant, by the decadent.I'd rather be overly self confident, rather than overly self indulgent."

Two times twice now, I have been called arrogant, by the decadent.I'd rather be overly self confident, rather than overly self indulgent.