Decaying Society Quotes & Sayings

The true finish is the work of time, and the use to which a thing is put. The elements are still polishing the pyramids. — Henry David Thoreau

Is this what nice is? Letting people think things that aren't true just to avoid hurting their feelings? Being nice is dishonest. — Amy Reed

The rich rob the poor and the poor rob one another. — Sojourner Truth

The character of the architectural forms and spaces which all people habitually encounter are powerful agencies in determining the nature of their thoughts, their emotions and their actions, however unconscious of this they may be. — Hugh Ferriss

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries. — John Berger

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. — Ernst Fischer

One may grow complacent, but even in peace the spirit stirs. — Kirsten Beyer

The proliferation of bureaucrats and its invariable accompaniment, much heavier tax levies on the productive part of the population, are the recognizable signs, not of a great, but of a decaying society. Historians know that both phenomena were especially marked in the declining eras of the Roman Empire in the West and of its successor state, the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. — William Henry Chamberlin

If what she is saying is true, then the rest of the world is numb, and we who suffer from ailments of the psyche are the ones who are more advanced in nature. We see the decaying of society, the neglect of morals and human decency: the school shootings, the crimes humans commit against one another, the crimes we commit against ourselves; and we react to them in a way that is more intense than everyone else. Yes, I think. Yes, this is the truth. — Tarryn Fisher

I wonder if politicians know less about the land, now that they campaign by air. — Andre Dubus

India-Seychelles relations have been characterized by close friendship, understanding and cooperation. — Pratibha Patil

The Limeys want us in even with our hastily made plans and our half-trained and half-equipped troops. — Joseph Stilwell

If I ask God to punish my enemy with vengeful prayers,
then He is fair to allow the enemy to do the same for me. — Toba Beta

To give life to yourself is to become a person you are potentially and realize your potential — Sunday Adelaja

Great brand, no resume - no problem. Great resume, no brand? Welcome to position #347 of the stack of five hundred equally great resumes — Michael Ellsberg