Adolph Freiherr Knigge Quotes

German writer and leading Illuminati member (1752–1796)

Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge (16 October 1752 – 6 May 1796) was a German writer and Freemason, most famous for his book Über den Umgang mit Menschen [On Human Relations]. Although the work is more of a philosophical treatise on the basis of human relations than a how-to guide to etiquette, the German term “Knigge” has come to mean “good manners”.

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Pen Names: Philo • J. C. Meywerk • Joseph Aloisius Maier • Benjamin Noldmann • Joachim M. Spießglas • Joseph von Wurmbrand • Victor Ehrenfels • Joachim Melchior Spießglas • Samuel Conrad von Schaafskopf

Alternative Names: Adolph von Knigge

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Respect yourself, if you want others to respect you.

Achte dich selbst, wenn du willst, dass andere dich achten sollen!

In cities people think that it is good manners not even to know who lives in the same building.

In Städten glaubt man, es gehöre zum guten Tone, nicht einmal zu wissen, wer in demselben Hause wohnt.

Without inspiration, which fills the soul with a healthy warmth, nothing great can ever be brought to pass.

Ohne Begeisterung, welche die Seele mit einer gesunden Wärme erfüllt, wird nie etwas Großes zustande gebracht.

Adolph Freiherr Knigge Quotes

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