---
title: "2 Decadence Quotes By Hume Nisbet"
description: "2 Decadence quotes by Hume Nisbet. Plus more from Hume Nisbet and more Decadence sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg"
---

> [“Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling market-places where bloaters predominated, into crammed gin-palaces where the gas flashed over faces whereon was stamped the indelible impression of a protest against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows-fleeted-past-them-like/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg)

> [“You will find very exquisite flowers sometime even on a dust-heap, as well as where humanity grows thickest and rankest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-sometime-even-on-a-dust-heap-as/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/hume-nisbet-56565_decadence_you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-som_2988505.jpg)

## Other authors on Decadence

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-basia-16607.jpg) Jean Lorrain 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/jean-lorrain/)
- [Bernard Capes 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/bernard-capes/)
- [Jennifer Birkett 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/jennifer-birkett/)
- [Asti Hustvedt 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/asti-hustvedt/)

## More by Hume Nisbet

> [“When a man devotes himself body and spirit to a single object, if he has training and aptitude, no matter how mediocre he may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/when-a-man-devotes-himself-body-and-spirit-to-a-single-object-if-he/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

> [“They bear down upon Westminster, the ghost-consecrated Abbey, and the history-crammed Hall, through the arches of the bridge with a rush as the tide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/they-bear-down-upon-westminster-the-ghost-consecrated-abbey-and-the/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

> [“There is no river in the world to be compared for majesty and the witchery of association, to the Thames; it impresses even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/there-is-no-river-in-the-world-to-be-compared-for-majesty-and-the/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

> [“Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling market-places where bloaters predominated, into crammed gin-palaces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows-fleeted-past-them-like/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

> [“They were both young men under thirty. Art is not so precocious as literature, and does not send quite so many early potatoes into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/they-were-both-young-men-under-thirty-art-is-not-so-precocious-as/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

> [“You will find very exquisite flowers sometime even on a dust-heap, as well as where humanity grows thickest and rankest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-sometime-even-on-a-dust-heap-as/)

[Hume Nisbet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hume-nisbet/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Decadence Quotes By Hume Nisbet",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling market-places where bloaters predominated, into crammed gin-palaces where the gas flashed over faces whereon was stamped the indelible impression of a protest against creation; brushing tatters which were in gruesome harmony with the haggard or bloated features. (\"The Phantom Model”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Hume Nisbet"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows-fleeted-past-them-like/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Through silent alleys where dark shadows fleeted past them like forest beasts on the prowl; through bustling…” — Hume Nisbet",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“You will find very exquisite flowers sometime even on a dust-heap, as well as where humanity grows thickest and rankest.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Hume Nisbet"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hume-nisbet/you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-sometime-even-on-a-dust-heap-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/hume-nisbet-56565_decadence_you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-som_2988505.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/hume-nisbet-56565_decadence_you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-som_2988505.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/hume-nisbet-56565_decadence_you-will-find-very-exquisite-flowers-som_2988505.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You will find very exquisite flowers sometime even on a dust-heap, as well as where humanity grows thickest…” — Hume Nisbet",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/",
            "name": "Decadence Quotes by Hume Nisbet",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/hume-nisbet-56565_dark_through-silent-alleys-where-dark-shadows_2706842.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Decadence quotes by Hume Nisbet. Plus more from Hume Nisbet and more Decadence sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Decadence",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Hume Nisbet",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/hume-nisbet/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```