Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends, Learn How to Use Enemiesįriends are more likely to betray you in haste as they are more prone to envy. If, however, you are more naturally charming than your master, it would be best to avoid working for them entirely. This may involve making a few harmless mistakes so that you can ask your master for help. Those above you want to feel secure and superior in their positions.

The better you make your master appear, the greater the level of power you will attain. Hide the extent of your own talents, as your masters may otherwise feel insecure. Never Outshine the MasterĪlways make those above you feel comfortably superior. Don’t Go Past the Mark You Aimed For: In Victory, Learn When to Stop Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform Too Much at OnceĤ7. Disarm and Infuriate With the Mirror EffectĤ5. Work on the Hearts and Minds of OthersĤ4. Strike the Shepherd, and the Sheep Will ScatterĤ3. Avoid Stepping Into a Great Man’s ShoesĤ2. Think as You Like, but Behave Like OthersĤ1. Disdain Things You Cannot Have: Ignoring Them is the Best Revengeģ8. Be Royal in Your Own Fashion: Act Like a King to Be Treated Like Oneģ6. Control the Options: Get Others to Play With the Cards You Dealģ4. Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortlessģ1.

Create a Cult-like Following by Playing on People’s Need to Believeģ0. Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness Into PowerĢ7. Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Appear Dumber Than Your Mark Know Who You’re Dealing With – Don’t Offend the Wrong Person Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself – Isolation is Dangerous Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor When Asking for Help, Appeal to the Self-interests of Others, Never to Their Mercy or Gratitude Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm Your Victim Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and the Unlucky Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument Make Other People Come to You – Use Bait if Necessary Get Others to Do the Work for You, but Always Take the Credit So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard It With Your Life Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends, Learn How to Use Enemies

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