Quote by Mark Lawrence

“Decadence begins with the loss of restraint.”

— Robert Pogue Harrison

“Decadence is a moral and spiritual disease, resulting from too long a period of wealth and power, producing cynicism, decline of religion, pessimism and…

— John Bagot Glubb

“Is this the steal of the century or the con of the decade?”

— Frank Sonnenberg

“What history gives us leaves upon us, on the contrary, the impression of decadence rather than of an advancing civilization.”

— Herman Bavinck

“In my opinion, the present symptoms of decadence are explained by the fact that the development of industry and machinery has made the struggle…

— Albert Einstein

“money shaves off a good ten years.”

— Ben Fountain

Decadence is wonderful.

— Jack L. Chalker

“We fashion our destinies with our own hands, by deed or by default, one decade, one year, one hour at a time.”

— Marie Jakober

“There's a decadent glamour to falling apart, but not everyone can afford it.”

— Carina Chocano

“Decadence is an elusive concept, resistant to concise definition. In the broadest sense one might explain it as a delight in or preoccupation with…

— David J. Bell

“Anyone can have an off decade.”

— Larry Cole

“A sad truth about fortunes - they take decades to build and no time at all to spend.”

— Pamela Sherwood