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When you are alone, never let your clothing fall into disarray. Do not allow yourself to be dirty, have poor posture, or have rude manners when no one is observing you.

Adolph Freiherr Knigge

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About Adolph Freiherr Knigge

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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