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#LAW 2: NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS

#LAW 2: NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS

LAW 2

NEVER PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN FRIENDS, LEARN HOW TO USE ENEMIES:

Be wary of friends they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

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#LAW 1:NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER

#LAW 1:NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER

Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.

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Law #2 – Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies

Law #2 – Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies

  • Friends are easily aroused to envy
  • Without enemies around us, we grow lazy. An enemy at our heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert. It is sometimes better
  • Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because

Day 3:

  • In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies.
  • While a friend expects more and more favors, and seethes with jealousy, these former enemies expected nothing and got everything.
  • A Chinese proverb compares friends to the jaws and teeth of a dangerous animal: If ...

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