Quotes about Decay

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

The utter destruction of our culture isn't just around the corner. It has been here for some time.

The utter destruction of our culture isn't just around the corner. It has been here for some time.

Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least.

High fashion has the shelf life of potato salad. And when past its prime, it is similarly deadly.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

The rest of the trailer reeked of cat piss and abject poverty.

Without electricity, the air would rot.

Without electricity, the air would rot.

People fall in private, long before they fall in public. The tree falls with a great crash, but the secret decay which accounts for it, is often not discovered until it is down on the ground.

Sin does to a life what shears do to a flower. A cut at the stem separates a flower from the source of life. Initially the flower is attractive, still colorful and strong. But watch that flower over a period of time, and the leaves will wilt and the petals will drop. No matter what you do, the flower will never live again.

Time and tide and the ravages of sin take their toll on the most noble achievements of man.