Quotes by Decadence When the storytelling goes bad in a society, the result is decadence. Aristotle decadence storytelling results I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence. Christopher Hampton decadence substitutes class The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next. Cyril Connolly decadence next civilization To be wrong, and to be carefully wrong, that is the definition of decadence. Gilbert K. Chesterton decadence definitions Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence. J. G. Ballard burial decadence customs Decadence is wonderful. Jack L. Chalker decadence wonderful Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls our culture. Jane Fonda decadence roots culture I love chess, but it's the height of decadence. Jennifer Shahade decadence height chess Fame introduced me to a world of instant gratification and decadence I hadn't seen before. Jesse Metcalfe decadence fame world I am the Empire at the end of the decadence. Paul Verlaine decadence empires ends Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence. Rita Mae Brown decadence propaganda style Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people. Siddharth Katragadda decadence influence people Progress of mankind is the decadence of humanity. Siddharth Katragadda decadence progress humanity What we now have is the freedom which attends decadence, or the decadence which attends freedom. Terence McKenna decadence How does one make a movie about decadence these days? Now that we're allowed to do it, it's too late. Wilfrid Sheed decadence doe too-late