48 LAWS OF POWER

1_never outshine d master.

2_never put too much trust in friends,learn to use enemies.

3_conceal your intentions.

4_always say less than necessary.

5_so much depends on reputation..guard it with your life.

6_court attention at all cost.

7_get others to do d work 4 u,but always take the credit.

8_make other people come to u.use bait if necessary.

9_win through your actions,never through argument.

10_infection-avoid d unhappy and unlucky.

11_learn to keep people dependent on u.

12_use selective honesty & generosity to disarm your victim.

13_when asking 4 help,appeal to people's self interest,never to their mercy or gratitude.

14_pose as a friend,work as a spy.

15_crush your enemy totally.

16_use absence to increase respect and honour.

17_keep others in suspended terror;cultivate an air of unpredictability.

18_do not build fortresses to protect yourself-isolation is dangerous.

19_know who u r dealing wit-do not offend d wrong person.

20_do not commit to anyone.

21_play a sucker to catch a sucker-seem dumber than your mark.

22_use d surrender tactic:transform weakness to power.

23_concentrate your forces.

24 _play d perfect courtier.

25_re-create yourself.

26_keep your hands clean.

27_play on people's need to believe to create a cult-like following.

28_enter action wit boldness.

29_plan all d way to d end.

30_make your accomplishment seem effortless.

31_control d options:get others to play wit d cards u deal.

32_play to people's fantasies.

33_discover each man's thumbscrew.

34_be royal in your own fashion:act like a king to be treated like one.

35_master d art of timing.

36_disdain things u cannot have: ignoring them is d best revenge.

37_create compelling spectacles.

38_think as u like but behave like others.

39_stir up waters to catch fish.

40_despise d free lunch.

41_avoid stepping into a great man's shoes.

42_strike d shepherd and d sheep will scatter.

43_work on d hearts and minds of others.

44_disarm and infuriate with d mirror effect.

45_preach d need for change,but never reform too much at once.

46_never appear too perfect.

47_do not go past d mark u aimed for;in victory,learn when to stop.

48_assume formlessness