Georg Simmel — "The human being is a bridge between two abysses: nature and spirit."

"The crowd is a temporary madness that allows individuals to escape their solitude."

"The essence of religion is that it is a longing for the impossible."

"Music and love are the only accomplishments of humanity which do not, in an absolute sense, have to be called attempts with unsuitable means."

"The value of an object is not in its usefulness, but in its exchangeability."

"Just as soon as the lower classes begin to copy their style, thereby crossing the line of demarcation the upper classes have drawn and destroying the uniformity of their coherence, the upper classes t…"