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Letter "D" » decay
«There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall his life be taken away before he knoweth that he hath it.»
«The things of mortals, mortal are as they: All pass us by, quickly to fade away, If not, we pass by them and they decay»
Author: Lucian | Keywords: decay, fade, fade away, if not, mortal, mortals, pass by
«Time drops in decay,Like a candle burnt out,And the mountains and woodsHave their day, have their day;»
«Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay»
«There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt»
«We are threatened with suffering from three directions: from our own body, which is doomed to decay and dissolution and which cannot even do without pain and anxiety as warning signals; from the external world, which may rage against us with overwhelming and merciless forces of destruction; and finally from our relations to other men. The suffering which comes from this last source is perhaps more painful than any other.»
«To accept civilization as it is practically means accepting 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»
«Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is wrought by many a day - Shape, fortune, name, and nature all decay»
Author: Plato (Philosopher) | About: Challenge | Keywords: decay, wrought
«The degradation of the sense of symbol in modern society is one of its many signs of spiritual decay.»

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