laws of power continues 38-42

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From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green book
38.Think as you like but Behave like others
If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox ways, people will think that you only want attention and that you look down upon them. They will find a way to punish you for making them feel inferior.

It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch.

Share your originality only with tolerant friends and those who are sure to appreciate your uniqueness.

39. Stir up Waters to Catch Fish
Anger and emotion are strategically COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

You must always stay calm and objective.

But if you can make your enemies angry while staying calm yourself, you gain a decided advantage.

Put your enemies off-balance: Find the chink in their vanity through which you can rattle them and you hold the strings.

40.Despise the Free Lunch
What is offered for free is dangerous - it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation.

What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit.

It is also often wise to pay the full price - there is no cutting corners with excellence.

Be lavish with your money and keep it circulating, for generosity is a sign and a magnet for power.

41.Avoid Stepping into a Great Man's Shoes
What happens first always appears better and more original than what comes after.

If you succeed a great man or have a famous parent, you will have to accomplish double their achievements to outshine them. Do not get lost in their shadow, or stuck in a past not of your own making: Establish your own name and identity by changing course.

Slay the overbearing father, disparage his legacy, and gain power by shining in your own way
42.Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep will Scatter (always get to those on top to achieve your goals)
Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual - the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoned of goodwill.

If you allow such people room to operate, others will succumb to their influence.

Do not wait for the troubles they cause to multiply, do not try to NEGOTIATE with them - they are irredeemable.

NEUTRALIZE their INFLUENCE by ISOLATING or BANISHING them. Strike at the source of the trouble and the sheep will scatter.

The topic is: LAWS OF POWER
This is a reply to Msg 5070
Posted by Flo on December 13 2007 at 4:04 PM

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14.POSE AS A FRIEND WORK AS A SPY knowing about your rival is critical. Use spies to gather valuable information that will keep you a step ahead. Better still play the spy yourself. In polite social encounters, learn to PROBE. Ask INDIRECT questions > >
Flo, 8-Dec-07 4:47 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 17. Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability Humans are creatures of habit with an insatiable need to see familiarity in other people’s actions. Your predictability gives them a se > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:29 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 21.Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker – Seem Dumber than your Mark No one likes feeling stupider than the next persons. The trick, is to make your victims feel smart – and not just smart, but smarter than you... > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:36 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 26.Keep Your Hands Clean You must seem a paragon of civility and efficiency: Your hands are never soiled by mistakes and nasty deeds. Maintain such a spotless appearance by using others as scapegoats and cat’s > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:45 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 31.Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal The best deceptions are the ones that seem to give the other person a choice: Your victims feel they are in control, but are actually your pup > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 3:54 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green book 38.Think as you like but Behave like others If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox ways, people will think that you only want attention and that y > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:04 pm
From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green book. 43. Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must SEDUCE others into wanting to move in your direction. A person you have seduced bec > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:19 pm
For those who wish to print them. This is straight from the book without comments from me. Book written by Robert Green. 1.Never Outshine the Master Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 4:55 pm
For those who wish to print them. Straight from the book without comments from me. From 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green 14.Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy Knowing about your rival is critical. Use spies to gather valuable information that will k > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:10 pm
SEE archives for all the laws of power or click to original messarge and all the entries under laws of power will be listed beneath it. Good luck Flo > >
Flo, 13-Dec-07 5:14 pm
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