Saturday, January 14, 2006

The 48 Laws of Power

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 – inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.

And 47 more. (This site is actually more or less the table of contents from the book.)

-- from Cool Tricks and Trinkets #383

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