#2,564

Decadence makes many things lovable.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 411

#1,344

Decadence does not derive from an excess of civilization, but from the attempt to take advantage of civilization in order to elude the prohibitions of which it consists.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 231

#1,314

We can paint the decadence of a society, but it is impossible to define it.
Like the increasing dementia of a look.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 226

#1,170

Nations have two noble modes of existence—ascent or decadence—and one vulgar mode—prosperity.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 206