NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES ||. 48 laws of power || #motivation

LAW 1 page I NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER Always make those above youfeel comfortably superior In your desire to please or impress them, do not go toofar in displayingyour talent: oryou might accomplish the oppasite~»—-inspirefear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are andyou will attain the heights ofpower. LAW 2 page8 NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES Be wary :.3ffziends——~they will betray you more quickly, for they are easibr aroused to envy. 'I‘hey also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire aformerenemy and he will be more loyal than afriend, because he has more to prove. Infact, you have more tofearfromfriends thanfitrm enemies. Ifyou have no enemies, find a way to make them. LAW 3 page 16 CONCEAL YOURINTENTIONS Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing thepurpose behindyour actions. Ifthey have no clue whatyou are up to, they cannotprepare a defense. Guide themfarenough down the wrongpath, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time thrgv realizeyour intentions, it will be too late. LAW 4 page31 ALVVAYS SAY LESS THAN NECESSARY Whenyou are trying to impresspeople with words, the moreyou say, the more rommonyou appear, and tlw less in control. Even ifyou are saying something banal, it will seem original ifyou make it vague, open—ended, and sphinxlike. Powerfltlpeople impress and intimidate by saying less. The moreyou say, the more likely you are to say somethingfoolish. LAW 5 /mge37 SO MUCHDEPENDS ON REPUTATION-—-GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE Reputation is the cornerstone ofpower. Through reputation aloneyou can intimidate and win," once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Makeyour reputation unassailable. Always be akrt to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by openingholes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and letpublic opinion hang them. LAVV 6 page 44 COURT ATTENTION ATALL COST Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen countsfor nothing: Never let yourselfget lost in the crowd, then, orburied in oblivion. Stand out. He conspicuous, at all cost. Malzeyourselfa magnet ofattention by appearing larger, more colorful more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.