Georg Simmel's Quote - Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect

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Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. – Georg Simmel

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Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its sake alone. – Georg Simmel

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In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief. – Georg Simmel

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For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation it is a specific form of interaction. – Georg Simmel

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