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Points form 48 Laws of power
Points form 48 Laws of power
Author: Robert Greene
Robert Greene has a degree in classical studies and has been an editor at Esquire and other magazines. He is also a playwright and lives in Los Angeles.
Robert Greene has a degree in classical studies and has been an editor at Esquire and other magazines. He is also a playwright and lives in Los Angeles.
- Never Outshine the Master
2. Never Put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies
2. Never Put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies
3. Concezl your emotions
3. Concezl your emotions
4. Always say less than necessary
4. Always say less than necessary
5. So much depends on reputation - guard it with your life
5. So much depends on reputation - guard it with your life
6. Court attention at all costs
6. Court attention at all costs
7. Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit
7. Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit
8. Make other people come to you use bait if necessary
8. Make other people come to you use bait if necessary
9. Win through your actions, never through argument
9. Win through your actions, never through argument
10. Infection: Avoid unhappy and unlucky
10. Infection: Avoid unhappy and unlucky
11. Learn to keep people dependent upon you
11. Learn to keep people dependent upon you
12. use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim
12. use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim
13. When askinfor help, appeal to people self-interest never to their mercy or gratitude
13. When askinfor help, appeal to people self-interest never to their mercy or gratitude
14. Pose as a friend, work as a spy
14. Pose as a friend, work as a spy
15. Crush your enemy totally
15. Crush your enemy totally
16. Use absence to increase respect and honor
16. Use absence to increase respect and honor
17. Keep others in suspense: cultivate an air of unpredictability
17. Keep others in suspense: cultivate an air of unpredictability
18. Do not build fortresses to protect yourself, islation is dangerous
18. Do not build fortresses to protect yourself, islation is dangerous
19. Know who you are dealing with- do not offend the wrong person
19. Know who you are dealing with- do not offend the wrong person
20. Do not commit to anyone
20. Do not commit to anyone
21. Play a sucker to catch a sucker, seem dumber than your mark
21. Play a sucker to catch a sucker, seem dumber than your mark
22. use the surrender tactic: Transform weakness into power
22. use the surrender tactic: Transform weakness into power
23. Concentrate your forces
23. Concentrate your forces
24. Play the perfect courtier
24. Play the perfect courtier
25. Re-Create yourself
25. Re-Create yourself
26. Keep your hands clean
26. Keep your hands clean
27. Play on peoples need to believe to create a clutlike following
27. Play on peoples need to believe to create a clutlike following
28. Enter action with boldness
28. Enter action with boldness
29. Plan all the way to the end
29. Plan all the way to the end
30. Make your accomplishments see effortless
30. Make your accomplishments see effortless
31. Cotrole the options: Get others to play with the card you deal
31. Cotrole the options: Get others to play with the card you deal
32. Play to peoples fantasies
32. Play to peoples fantasies
33. Discover each man's thumbscrew
33. Discover each man's thumbscrew
34. Be royal in your own fashion: Act like a king to be treated like a king.
34. Be royal in your own fashion: Act like a king to be treated like a king.
35. Master the art of timing
35. Master the art of timing
36. Disdain things your cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge
36. Disdain things your cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge
37. Create compelling spectacles
37. Create compelling spectacles
38. Think as you like, but behave like others
38. Think as you like, but behave like others
39. Stir up waters to catch the fish
39. Stir up waters to catch the fish
40. Despite the free lunch
40. Despite the free lunch
41. Avoid stepping into a great man shoes
41. Avoid stepping into a great man shoes
42. Strike the shephard and the sheep will scatter
42. Strike the shephard and the sheep will scatter
43. WOrk on the hearts and minds of others
43. WOrk on the hearts and minds of others
44. Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect
44. Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect
45. Preach the need for change, but never reformtoo much at once
45. Preach the need for change, but never reformtoo much at once
46. Never appear too perfect
46. Never appear too perfect
47. Do not go past the mark your aimed for, I victory, learn when to stop
47. Do not go past the mark your aimed for, I victory, learn when to stop
48. Assume Formlessness
48. Assume Formlessness
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