Law #1: "Never Outshine the Master." This law suggests that it is important to avoid showing up or surpassing one's superiors in any way that could make them feel insecure or threatened. The idea is that by making your superiors feel respected and valued, they will be more likely to support and promote you. However, if you make them feel inferior, they may become resentful and try to undermine you. Therefore, it is essential to be mindful of how you present yourself and to always show deference and respect to those above you in the hierarchy.

Law #2 :"Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies."This law advises against blindly trusting friends and allies, as they may betray or disappoint you. Instead, it suggests being cautious and strategic in dealing with both friends and enemies. This law advises caution in trusting friends and allies, and suggests being strategic in dealing with both friends and enemies. It emphasizes recognizing potential enemies and using their motivations to your advantage, while avoiding emotional attachment.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.   Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

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Robert Greene is an American author of books on strategy, power, and seduction. He has written six international bestsellers, including The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature.

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The 48 Laws of Power

Conceal Your Intentions》Never let anyone know your intentions in life as they may either hinder you or take your ideas.》I had a friend who I used to tell everything to, I then told him a phone that I wanted to buy, but because I didn't have money that time and I had to save for a while to get it, he went and got it for himself since he had money. I could see that the phone was pretty useless to him, it was as if he bought it to show that he has money, I suddenly lost interest in possessing such a phone.Conceal Your Intentions(ideas)

This idea is very important because we live with people, and we don't know their intentions or why they are still around us. Some are there for a benefit.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.

The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

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