The 48 Laws Of Power

slightest

hitchin

yourendgame.

Your

mastery

of

timing

can

reallyonly

be

judged

by

how

you

workwithendtime——-how

you

quickly

change

the

pace

and

bringthings

toaswiftanddefinitiveconclusion.

Image:

TheHawk.

Patiently

and

silently

itcirclesthe

sky,

high

above,

allxseeing

withits

powerfuleyes.

Thosebelowhave

no

awarenessthat

they

are

being

tracked.

Suddenly,

whenthemoment

arrives,

the

hawk

swoops

downwith a

speed

thatcannotbe de

fancied

against;

before its

prey

knowswhat has

happened,

thebird‘s

viselike

talons

have carried

it

up

intothe

sky.

Authority:

Thereisatideintheaffairsof

men,

/

Which,

takenatthe

flood,

leadsonto

fortune;

I’

Omitted,

allthe

voyage

oftheirlife/Isboundin

shallowsandinmiseries.

(juliusCaesar,

William

Shakespeare,

1564-1616)

REVERSAL

Thereis

no

power

tobe

gained

in

lettinggo

ofthereinsand

adapting

to

whatevertime

brings.

To

some

degreeyou

must

guide

timeor

you

will

be

itsmercilessVictim.Thereis

accordingly

noreversaltothislaw.

LAW’ 515 .900