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One of the most important virtues in social life, a virtue that is becoming less common by the day, is discretion.

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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Alternative Names: Adolph von Knigge

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Keine Verbindungen pflegen dauerhafter zu sein als die, welche in der frühen Jugend geschlossen werden. Man ist da noch weniger misstrauisch, weniger schwierig in Kleinigkeiten.

Zwang tötet alle edle, freiwillige Hingebung.

Lerne den Ton der Gesellschaft anzunehmen, in der du dich befindest.

One of the most important virtues in social life, a virtue that is becoming less common by the day, is discretion. - Adolph Freiherr Knigge

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