So Much Depends On Reputation – Guard It With Your Live The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.ĥ. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open ended, and sphinx like. When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intention’s, it will be too late. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Keep people off balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. Never Put Too Much Trust In Friends, Learn How To Use Enemiesīe wary of friends – they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.Ģ. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go to far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity. Published in September 1998, the book has been compared to Sun-Tzu's The Art of War, another manual which provides rules to live ones life by.Īlways make those above you feel comfortably superior. The book uses ancedotes from notable historical figures such as Machiavelli, Talleyrand, Bismarck, Catherine the Great, Mao, Haile Selassie, Lola Montes and various con artists in order to give meaning and examples to the 48 rules. while others decrease it and even ruin us.' The book ascribes to a simple premise: 'certain actions always increase one's power. It is a manual which provides rules, or laws, for those who seek to increase their power in life. The 48 Laws of Power is a seminal book by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers. Industrial & Organisational : Introduction : Personnel : Organizational psychology : Occupations: Work environment: Index : Outline

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