The 48 Laws of Power
Law 1: Never Outshine The Master
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Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your ta...
Law 48: Assume Formlessness
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By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp keep yourself ...
Law 47: Do Not go Past The Mark You Aimed For, In Victory Learn When To Stop
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The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril. In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the g...
Law 46: Never Appear Too Perfect
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Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates sil...
Law 45: Preach the Need for Change But Never Reform Too Much at Once
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Everyone understands the need for change in the abstract, but on the day-to-day level people are creatures of habit. Too much innovation ...
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