Decline Quotes

474 Decline quotes by 395 unique authors

A depression is a large-scale decline in production and trade...there is nothing in the nature of a free-market economy to cause such an event. — Nathaniel Branden
If Christ is not divine, every impulse of the Christian world falls to a lower octave, and light and love and hope decline. — Henry Ward Beecher
I am not satisfied that Darwin proved his point or that his influence in scientific and public thinking has been beneficial ... the success of… — W. R. Thompson
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course,… — J. Irwin Miller
If the practice persists of covering government deficits with the issue of notes, then the day will come without fail, sooner or later, when the… — Ludwig von Mises
This cream will help one's nature strengthen and grow, The diet gives support in my decline. — Du Fu
What we mean by Tao is the way or course of Nature. This way has nothing good or bad, it is a mere flowing of… — Unknown Author
If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults… — Steve Pavlina
The chief misery of the decline of the faculties, and a main cause of the irritability that often goes with it, is evidently the isolation,… — Charles Horton Cooley
We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, itâ€™s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it. — Max De Pree
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline of Rome and were accompanied… — Rodney Stark
Freedom is indivisible. As soon as one starts to restrict it, one enters upon a decline on which it is difficult to stop. — Ludwig von Mises
Errors of omission, lost opportunities, are generally more critical than errors of commission. Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what they did not… — Russell L. Ackoff
As not every instance of similitude can be considered as a proof of imitation, so not every imitation ought to be stigmatised as plagiarism. The… — Samuel Johnson
Where mass opinion dominates the government, there is a morbid derangement of the true functions of power. The derangement brings about the enfeeblement, verging on… — Walter Lippmann
The urge to explore has propelled evolution since the first water creatures reconnoitered the land. Like all living systems, cultures cannot remain static; they evolve… — Buzz Aldrin
When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace… — Laozi
President Obama flew to China a few days ago and announced a joint environmental pact with the communist regime. The United States will reduce its… — Erick Erickson
The press heralded this as a major accomplishment. The rush from the press as soon as it was announced suggested a high level of coordination.… — Erick Erickson
It is a poor reverie which invites a nap. One must even wonder whether, in this "failing asleep", the subconscious itself does not undergo a… — Gaston Bachelard

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