The 48 Laws Of Power

Kurbski,

Andrey,

255

La
Bruy‘ere,jean
de,100,

126,

182

Lacan,
Jacques,

298

La
Fontaine,jea.n
de,
fa-

blesof:

“TheAnimalsStricken

withthe

Plague,“

38-40

“The

Camel

andthe

Floating

Sticks,"

776

“The

Dog

withthe

Cropped

Ears,”

420-27

“AFoolandaWise

Man,”

2 09~ 10

“TheFoxandthe

Grapes,”

301

“TheFoxandthe

Stork,”.390—87

“TheFuneralofthe

U-

oness,”

264-55

“The

Monkey

andthe

Cat,”

206-7

“TheTwoAdventur-

ers,”

228-29

language,changing

tofit

different

people,

180

La

Rochefoucauld,

Frangoisde,18,257,

402

an

absence,

117

spyingtip

from,

104

Lauzun,

Due

de,

48

Law1:Neveroutshinethe

master,

1-7

Law2:Never

put

too

muchtrustin

friends,

learnhowtouseen-

emies,

8-15

Law3:Conceal

your

in~

tentions,

16-30

Law4:

Alwayssay

less

than

necessary,

31 -36

Law5:Somuch

depends

on

reputafion-guard

it

with

your

life,

37«-43

Law6:Courtattentionat

all

cost,

44-55

Law7:Gelotherstodo

theworkfor

you,

but

always

takethe

credit,

56-61

Law8:Makeother

people

come

to

you-use

bait

if

necessary,

62-68

Law9:Win

throughyour

actions,

never

throughargument,

69-75

Law10:Infection:avoid

the

unhappy

andun-

lucky,

7G~—81

Law11:

Learnto

keep

peopledependent

on

you,

82-33

Law12:Useselectivehon-

esty

and

generosity

todisarm

your

vic-

tim,

89-94

Law13:When

asking

for

help,

appeal

to

peo-

ple’sself-interest,

never

to

fheir

mercy

or

gratitude,

95-100

Law14:Poseasa

friend,

workasa

spy,

101-6

Law15:Crush

your

enemyDolally,

107-14

law16:Useabsencetoin

crease

respect

and

honor,

115-22

Law17:

Keep

othersin

suspended

terror:

cultivateanairofun-

predictability,

123-29

Law18:Donotbuild

fortresses

to

protect

yourself-—isolation

is

dangerous,

130-—36

Law19:Knowwho

you‘re

dealing

wiih—donot

offendthe

wrong

person,

137-v44

Law20:Donotcommitto

anyone,

145-55

Law21:

Play

asuckerto

catcha

sucker——seern

dumberthan

your

mark

156-52

Law

22:Usethesurrender

tactic:transform

weaknessinto

power,

163-70

Law23:Concentrate

your

forces,

171-77

Law'24:

Play

the

perfect

courfier,

178-90

Law25:

Re-create

your-—

self,

191-99

Law26:

Keepyour

hands

clean,

200-214

Law27:

Play

on

people‘s

needtobelieveto

createincultlikefol-

lowing,

215-26

Law28:Enteraction

with

boldness,

227-35

Law29:Planallthe

way

tothe

end,

23644

Law30:Make

your

ac-

complishments

seem

effortless,

245-53

Law31:Controlthe

op-

tions:

get

othersto

play

withthecards

you

deal,

254-62

Law32:

Play

to

people’s

fantasies,

263-70

Law33:Discovereach

man’s

thumbscrew,

271-81

Law34:Be

royal

in

your

ownfashion:actlike

a

king

tobetreated

like

one,

282-90

Law35:Masterthe

art

of

timing,

291-99

Law36:Disdain

things

you

cannothave:

ig-

noring

themisthe

best

revenge,

300-1308

Law37:Createcom-

pellingspectacles,

309-16

Law38:Thinkas

you

like

butbehavelikeoth-

ers,

317-24

Law39:Stir

up

watersto

catch

fish,

325—32

Law40:

Despise

thefree

lunch,

333-46

Law41:Avoid

stepping

intoa

great

rnan‘s

shoes,

347-57

Law

42:Strikethe

shep-

herd

and

the

sheep

will

scatter,

358—ii6

Law43:Workonthe

heartsandmindsof

others,

367-75

INDEX 443