“He who poses as a fool is not a fool.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“Sometimes any emotion is better than the boredom of security.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
“What does it matter if another player, your friend or rival, intended good things and had only your interests at heart, if the effects of his action lead to so much ruin and confusion? It is only natural for people to cover up their actions with all kinds of justifications, always assuming that they have acted out of goodness. You must learn to inwardly laugh each time you hear this and never get caught up in gauging someone’s intentions and actions through a set of moral judgments that are really an excuse for the accumulation of power.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
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