Modern dances? It's not dancing anymore, it's decadence.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

All acts against nature are decadence. The most decadent of men are priests: they teach that which is against nature. Debating isn't effective against priests, only prison is.

Mistaking cadenza with decadence would be a great mistake.

It's great that you like to be good, to grow, to evolve; however, doing it at the cost of others or undervaluing his or her work is unforgivable. Who commits it is, in fact, in decadence rather than ascension.

Italian decadence may have its origins in the Middle Ages.