#declines

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

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If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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When Honor's sun declines, and Wealth takes wings, Then Learning shines, the best of precious things. ↗

— Edward Cocker

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But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries. ↗

— Martin Feldstein

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