Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation, finds its release. Georg Simmel findinvolvemoment Change image and share on social
Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious. Georg Simmel averagemankindmysterious Change image and share on social
The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles. Georg Simmel antagonisticcircleclose share on social
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 evidentlyformmind Change image and share on social
Man's nature, originally good and common to all, should develop unhampered. Georg Simmel commondevelopgood Change image and share on social
Modern culture is constantly growing more objective. Its tissues grow more and more out of impersonal energies, and absorb less and less the subjective entirety of the individual. Georg Simmel absorbconstantlyculture Change image and share on social
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. Georg Simmel autonomyclaimculture share on social
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. Georg Simmel contentdiscretionintimate Change image and share on social
The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right. Georg Simmel encloseequalformation Change image and share on social
For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction. Georg Simmel forminteractionnaturally Change image and share on social
