“Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.”
― A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
― A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
“The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions”
― A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
― A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
“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
“Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
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