The most sacred duty of each member is to preserve the profoundest silence with reference to such things as concern the well-being of the order.
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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
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.
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All relationships of people to each other rest, as a matter of course, upon the precondition that they know something about each other.
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Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life.
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For, to be a stranger is naturally a very positive relation; it is a specific form of interaction.
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