The 48 Laws Of Power

LAW 7

page

56

GET

OTHERS

TO

DOTHEWORKFOR

YOU,

BUT

ALWAYS

TAKE

THECREDIT

Usethe

wisdom,

knowledge,

and

legworkof

other

people

to

furtheryour

ownmuse.Not

only

willsuchassis-

tancesave

you

valuabletimeand

energy,

itwill

giveyou

a

godlike

aura

ofejficiertcy

and

speed.

In

theend

your

hehpers

willbe

forgotten

and

you

willberemembered.Neverdo

yourself

whatotherscando

foryou.

LAW 8

page

62

MAKEOTHERPEOPLECOMETOYOU—-USEBAITIFNECESSARY

When

youforte

theother

person

to

act,

you

aretheoneincontrol.Itis

always

bettertomake

youropponent

cometo

you,abandoning

hisown

plans

inthe

process.

Lurehimwith

fabulousgains-then

attack.Youhold

thecards.

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LAW’ 9

page

69

WIN

THROUGHYOUR

ACTIONS,

NEVERTHROUGHARGUMENT

Anymomentarytriumphyou

think

you

have

gainedthroughargument

is

really

a

Iyrrhir

victory:

Theresent»

mentand

ill

will

you

stir

up

is

stronger

and

lasts

longer

than

anymomentarychangeofopinion.

Itismuch

more

powerful

to

get

othersto

agree

with

youthroughyour

actions,

without

saying

:1word.

Demonstrate,

do

not

explicate.

LAW 10

page

76

INFECTION:AVOIDTHEUNHAPPYANDUNLUCKY

Youcan

die

from

someoneelse’:

misery-——emotional

states

areas

infectious

as

diseases.Km

mayfeelyou

are

helping

the

drowning

manbut

you

are

onlyprecipitatingyour

owndisaster:The

unfortunate

sometimes

draw

misfortune

on

themselves;

they

willalsodrawiton

you.

Associatewiththe

happy

and

fortunate

instead.

LAW 11

page

82

LEARNTOKEEPPEOPLEDEPENDENTONYOU

Tomaintain

yourindependenceyou

must

always

beneededandwanted.Themore

you

arerelied

on,

themore

freedomyou

have.

Make

peopledepend

on

youfor

their

happiness

and

prosperity

and

you

have

nothing

to

fear.

Nevertouchthem

enough

sothat

they

can

do

without

you.

LAVV 12

page

89

USESELECTIVEHONESTYANDGENEROSITYTODISARMYOURVICTIM

Onesincereandhonestmovewillcoveroverdozens

of

dishonestones.

0pen~hea7tedgesturesofhonesty

and

gertemsity

bring

downthe

guardof

eventhemost

suspicionspeople.

Once

your

selective

honestyopens

aholein

their

armor;

you

candeceiveand

manipulate

thematwill.A

timelygzfl-ma’}i‘q,v'an

horse-——zoillservethesame

purpose.

LAW I 3

page

95

WHENASKINGFOR

HELP,

APPEALTOPEOPLE’S

SELFAINTEREST,

NEVERTOTHEIRMERCYORGRATITUDE

Ifyou

needtoturntoan

ally

for

help,

donotbothertoremindhim

ofyourpast

assistanceand

good

deeds.He

will

find

a

way

to

ignoreyou.

Instead,

uncover

something

in

yourrequest,

orin

your

alliancewith

him,

that

will

benefit

him,

and

emphasize

it

out

of

all

proportion,

He

will

respondenthusiastically

whenheseessome-

thing

tobe

gainedforhimself.

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