“little about your work, tease and titillate with alluring, even contradictory comments, then stand back and let others try to make sense of it all.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“DESPISE THE FREE LUNCH JUDGMENT What is offered for free is dangerous-it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation. What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit. It is also often wise to pay the full price—there is no cutting corners with excellence. Be lavish with your money and keep it circulating, for generosity is a sign and a magnet for power.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is not a poet.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“LAW 9 WIN THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS, NEVER THROUGH ARGUMENT JUDGMENT Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“JUDGMENT 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
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