“Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“The sign of the amateur is overglorification of and preoccupation with the mystery. The professional shuts up. She doesn't talk about it. She does her work.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise their dishonesty in others. Honesty is merely another decoy in their arsenal of weapons.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
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