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Robert Greene
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Acknowledgements
Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come
to ruin among the great number who are not good.
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The arrow shot by the archer may or may not kill a single
person. But stratagems devised by a wise man can kill even
babes in the womb
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The further you see, the more steps ahead you plan, the
more powerful you become.
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Never take your position for granted and never let any
favors you receive go to your head.
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They forget the favors they have received and imagine they
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Keep friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and
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I learned that you actually have more power when you shut
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Once the words are out, you cannot take them back. Keep
them under control. Be particularly careful with sarcasm:
The momentary satisfaction you gain with your biting
words will be outweighed by the price you pay
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For, as Cicero says, even those who argue against fame still
want the books they write against it to bear their name in
the title and hope to become famous for despising it.
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Any kind of curiosity will serve the purpose, for crowds are
magnetically attracted by the unusual and inexplicable. And
once you have their attention, never let it go. If it veers
toward other people, it does so at your expense. Barnum
would ruthlessly suck attention from his competitors,
knowing what a valuable commodity it is
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You must secure the credit for yourself and keep others from
stealing it away, or from piggy-backing on your hard work
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Better to protect yourself and join the game. Once you have
established a power base, become a vulture yourself, and
save yourself a lot of time and energy.
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Learn to use the knowledge of the past and you will look like
a genius, even when you are really just a clever borrower.
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When I have laid bait for deer, I dont shoot at the first doe
that comes to sniff, but wait until the whole herd has
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If you can get other people to dig their own graves, why
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Be the only one who can do what you do, and make the fate
of those who hire you so entwined with yours that they
cannot possibly get rid of you. Otherwise you will someday
be forced to cross your own Bridge of Sighs.
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pragmatic person will always opt for the future and forget
the past. As the Corcyrans realized, it is always best to
speak pragmatically to a pragmatic person.
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Image: A Cord that Binds. The cord of mercy and grati- tude
is threadbare, and will break at the first shock. Do not
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The Third Eye of the Spy. In the land of the two-eyed, the
third eye gives you the omniscience of a god. You see further
than others, and you see deeper into them. Nobody is safe
from the eye but you.
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A Viper crushed beneath your foot but left alive, will rear up
and bite you with a double dose of venom. An enemy that is
left around is like a half-dead viper that you nurse back to
health. Time makes the venom grow stronger.
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