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109 Degenerate quotes by 92 unique authors

The confined air of a metropolis is hurtful to the minds and bodies of those who have never lived out of it. It is impure,… — William Hazlitt
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. — Peter Drucker
It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. — James Monroe
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. — Baron de Montesquieu
Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its… — Friedrich Nietzsche
He was a degenerate gambler. That is, a man who gambled simply to gamble and must lose. As a hero who goes to war must… — Mario Puzo
In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs. — Simone Weil
Civilization, in fact, grows more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of… — H. L. Mencken
God's mercy on you degenerate swine. — Hunter S. Thompson
The boys at school are so degenerate that it makes one feel pessimistic about the future of the male gender in general. — Regina Doman
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken fried steak. — Larry McMurtry
The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is… — Edward Gibbon
What is this I hear of sorrow and weariness, Anger, discontent and drooping hopes? Degenerate sons and daughters, Life is too strong for you— It… — Edgar Lee Masters
Emigrate or Degenerate. — Philip K. Dick
Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen… — Daisaku Ikeda
But the forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding… — Elie Wiesel
He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair. — Henry David Thoreau
To be honest, I didn't want to believe that Christianity could radically transform someone's character and values. It was much easier to raise doubts and… — Lee Strobel
But we never get back our youth… The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty becomes sluggish. Our limbs fail, our senses rot.… — Oscar Wilde
It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime or to let them starve for their imbecility,… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
At this moment, the story in his head was perfect. He also knew from experience that it would degenerate the second he started typing, because… — Sara Gruen
But because their ancestors were men of righteousness, shall we consent to the abuses of their degenerate descendants? Because they did us a great good,… — Jose Rizal
Charlotte slammed the paper down onto her desk with an exclamation of rage. “Aloysius Starkweather is the most stubborn, hypocritical, obstinate, degenerate—” She broke off,… — Cassandra Clare
The Dance can, with the aid of music, rise to the heights of poetry. On the other hand, through an excess of gymnastics it can… — August Bournonville

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