“The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting order. Everything changes.”Tagged: Power, Change, Flexibility
“If there is something you want but you cannot have, show contempt for it. The less interest you reveal, the more superior you seem.”Tagged: Power, Respect
“Never seem to be in a hurry -- hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself and over time. Always seem patient, as if you know that everything will come to you eventually.”Tagged: Power, Respect, Time, Patience
“Give people options that come out in your favor whichever one they choose.”Tagged: Power, Secret, Option
“When you act, act effortlessly, as if you could do much more. Avoid the temptation of revealing how hard you work -- it only raises questions.”Tagged: Power, Effort, pretending
“What good is it to have the greatest dream in the world if others reap the benefits and the glory? Never lose your head over a vague, open-ended dream—plan to the end.”Tagged: Power, Dreams, plans
“Never waste valuable time or mental peace of mind on the affairs of others - that is too high a price to pay.”Tagged: Power, People
“In a world growing increasingly banal and familiar, what seems enigmatic instantly draws attention. Never make it too clear what you are doing or about to do. Do not show all your cards. An air of mystery heightens your presence; it also creates anticipation—everyone”Tagged: Power, Mystery
“So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, actions
“Do not commit to any side or cause but yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others -- playing people against one another, making them pursue you.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, People, Commitment
“Your predictability gives them a sense of control. Turn the tables; be deliberately unpredictable.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, Predictability
“If, for example, you are miserly by nature, you will never go beyond a certain limit; only generous souls attain greatness.”Tagged: Power, Misery, Greatness, Success
“An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings.”Tagged: Power, emotions
“Make people depend on you for their happiness and prosperity and you have nothing to fear. Never teach them enough so that they can do without you.”Tagged: Power, Success, Dependence
“Never be distracted by people’s glamorous portraits of themselves and their lives; search and dig for what really imprisons them.”Tagged: Power, Success