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Quote by Georg Simmel
In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions whic

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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Every relationship between persons causes a picture of each to take form in the mind of the other, and this picture evidently is in reciprocal relationship with that personal relationship. – Georg Simmel

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relationship
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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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Clothing
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Georg Simmel
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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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respect
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Georg Simmel
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Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sectors work subsidizes the disproportionate benefits of this new public sector elite. – Mortimer Zuckerman

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If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man. – Matthew Simpson

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Faith

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. – Barack Obama

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Faith

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone. – Paul Simon

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Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Theres a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up – or didnt – and Jamaican stories. – Neil Gaiman

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What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind. – Alexis Arguello

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