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

— Adolph Freiherr Knigge

Ohne Begeisterung, welche die Seele mit einer gesunden Wärme erfüllt, wird nie etwas Großes zustande gebracht.
As quoted in ‪30 Minuten für intelligente Schlagfertigkeit‬ (2004) by Stephané Etrillard, p. 55.

Original

Ohne Enthusiasmus, der die Seele mit einer gesunden Wärme erfüllt, wird nie etwas Großes zu Stande gebracht werden.

Erstes Buch, 3. Kapitel, Von verschiedenen Temperamenten, Gemütsarten und Stimmungen des Geistes und Herzens. hg. von Karl Goedeke. 16. Ausgabe. Hannover: Hahn, 1878. Seite 108 http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image%3A%C3%9Cber_den_Umgang_mit_Menschen.djvu&page=124
Über den Umgang mit Menschen
Variant: Ohne Begeisterung, welche die Seele mit einer gesunden Wärme erfüllt, wird nie etwas Großes zustande gebracht.

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