Ta Owens

“Excuses satisfy no one and apologies make everyone uncomfortable”
― Robert Greene, The Concise 48 Laws of Power

“Learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Second, many believe that by being honest and open they are winning people’s hearts and showing their good nature. They are greatly deluded. Honesty is actually a blunt instrument, which bloodies more than it cuts. Your honesty is likely to offend people; it is much more prudent to tailor your words, telling people what they want to hear rather than the coarse and ugly truth of what you feel or think. More important, by being unabashedly open you make yourself so predictable and familiar that it is almost impossible to respect or fear you, and power will not accrue to a person who cannot inspire such emotions. If”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“Anger is the most destructive of emotional responses, for it clouds your vision the most.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power