The 48 Laws Of Power

LAW 46

page

400

NEVERAPPEARTOOPERFECT

Appearing

betterthan

othersis

alwaysdungwmcs,

butmost

drmgmmsof

allisto

appear

tohaveno

fault:

or

weaknesses.

Envy

matessilentenemies.Itissmartto

occasionallydisplaydefects,

andadmittoharmless

vices,

inorderto

dcflectenvy

and

appear

morehumanand

apfiwctchable.Onlyguds

andthedeadcanseem

pevfect

with

impunity.

LAW 47

page

410

DONOTG0PASTTHEMARKYOUAIME!)

FOR;

IN

VICTORY,

LEARNWHENTOSTOP

Themoment

of

victory

is

often

tlwmtmmzi

ofgmttestperil.

Intheheat

ofvictory,armganne

and

0vmonfi—

densecan

pushyoupast

the

gmzlyou

had

aimedjbr;

and

bygoingtoofar,you

makemoreenemiesthan

you

defeat.

Do

notallowsuccessto

go

to

your

head.Timeisnosubstétum

for

strategy

and

canrfulplanning.

Seta

goal,

andwhen

you

mach

it,

stop.

LAVV 48

page

419

ASSUME.FORMLESSNESS

Bytalking

a

shape,byhaving

avisible

plan,youopenyourself

toattack.Instead

oftakingafmmforyour

enemy

to

grasp,keepyoursetfadaptable

andonthemove.

Acceptthefaa

that

nothingis

certainandnolawis

fixed.

Thebest

way

to

pmtectyourself

is

to

be

asfluid

and

formless

as

water;

neverbeton

stabifity

or

lasting

urder.

Everything

changes.

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