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48-LAWS OF POWERRobert Green

PREFACE:

 Everyone wants more!“The

feeling of having no power over people and events is generally unbearable to us. And when we feel helpless we feel miserable. No one wants less power”

Democratic yet devious!

“However, it is dangerous to seem too power hungry or to be overt with your power moves. You must seem fair and decent. So you need to be subtle --- congenial yet cunning!”

WHY… This book can be used in several

ways: The laws have a simple premise,

namely, that certain actions will almost always certainly increase your power.

By reading the book straight through you can learn about power in general. By getting such an overview of the entire subject you will best be able to evaluate your own past actions and gain a greater degree of control over your immediate affairs. It is hoped that a thorough reading of this book will inspire thinking and reevaluation long after you finish it

THE COMMANDMENTS

LAW 1) Never outshine the master (p1-7)

LAW 2) Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies (p8-15)

LAW 3) Conceal your intentions (p16-30)

LAW 4) Always say less than necessary (p31-36)

LAW 5) So much depends on reputation --- guard it with your life! (p37-43)

LAW 6) Court attention at all cost (p44-55)

LAW 7) Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit! (p56-61)

LAW 8) Make other people come to you --- use bait if necessary! (p62-68)

LAW 9) Win through your actions, never through argument (p69-75)

LAW 10) Infection --- avoid the unhappy and unlucky (p76-81)

COMMANDANTS CONT…

LAW 11) Learn to keep people dependent on you (p82-88)

LAW 12) Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim (p89-94)

LAW 13) When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude (p95-100)

LAW 14) Pose as a friend, work as a spy (p101-106)

LAW 15) Crush your enemy totally! (p107-114)

LAW 16) Use absence to increase respect and honor (p115-122)

LAW 17) Keep others in suspended terror --- cultivate an air of unpredictability!

LAW 18) Do not build fortresses to protect yourself --- isolation is dangerous!

LAW 19) Know who you are dealing with --- do not offend the wrong person

LAW 20) Do not commit to anyone (p145-155)

COMMANDANTS CONT… LAW 20) Do not commit to anyone (p145-155)

LAW 21) Play a sucker to catch a sucker --- seem dumber than your mark

LAW 22) Use the surrender tactic --- transform weakness into power!

LAW 23) Concentrate your forces (p171-177)

LAW 24) Play the perfect courtier (p178-190)

LAW 25) Re-create your life! (p191-199)

LAW 26) Keep your hands clean (p200-214)

LAW 27) Play on people's need to believe to create a cultlike following

LAW 28) Enter action with boldness (p227-235)

LAW 29) Plan all the way to the end (p236-244)

LAW 30) Make your accomplishments seem effortless (p245-253)

COMMANDANTS CONT…

LAW 31) Control the options --- get others to play with the cards you deal

LAW 32) Play to people's fantasies (p263-270)

LAW 33) Discover each employee's thumbscrew! (p271-281)

LAW 34) Be royal in your own fashion --- act like a king or queen to be treated like one! (p252-290)

LAW 35) Master the art of timing (p291-299)

LAW 36) Disdain things you cannot have --- ignoring them is the best revenge! (p300-308)

LAW 37) Create compelling spectacles (p309-316)

LAW 38) Think as you like but behave like others (p317-324)

LAW 39) Stir up waters to catch fish! (p325-332)

LAW 40) Despise the free lunch (p333-346)

!!!... LAW 41) Avoid stepping into a great man's

shoes (p347-357)

LAW 42) Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

LAW 43) Work on the hearts and minds of others! (p367-375)

LAW 44) Disarm and infuriate with the "mirror effect" (p376-391)

LAW 45) Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once! (p392-399)

LAW 46) Never appear too perfect! --- Only gods and the dead can seem perfect with impunity! (p400-409)

LAW 47) Do not go past the mark you aimed for --- in victory, learn when to stop! (p410-418)

LAW 48) Assume formlessness! (p419-430)

DO YOU REMEMBER…

THE POWER MONGERS:

WAQAR SOOMRO:Law 1: Never Outshine the Master: Always make those above you

feel comfortably superior.  In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity.  Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.

LAW 1 CONTT.. Explanation and basis of Golden Rule and Reminders: 

Masters and superiors often want to be the center of all attention. They want to be seen as more brilliant, intelligent, creative and powerful than others. Obviously, they always want to have a great reputation. More often than not, they want to have control and supremacy over their followers. Moreover, they want to be glorified all the time. 

Of course, even masters have insecurities. People can’t help to be envious and resentful on the things don’t possess. As for these superiors, they always want to have a sense security in their position and qualities. 

It is in the course of nature that power will eventually fade. I am sure that you will in the future be in the shoes and exceed the powers of your master. When the time comes….. 

Remember that with great power. comes great responsibility. 

MUHAMMAD NAQI: Law 15: Crush your Enemy Totally All great leaders since Moses

have known that a feared enemy must be crushed completely.  (Sometimes they have learned this the hard way.)  If one ember is left alight, no matter how dimly it smolders, a fire will eventually break out.  More is lost through stopping halfway than through total annihilation:  The enemy will recover, and will seek revenge.  Crush him, not only in body but in spirit.

LAW 15 CONTT….!

“To have ultimate victory, you must be ruthless.” -Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821

“Those who seek to achieve things should show no mercy.” -Kautilya, Indian philosopher third century B.C.

In fighting a battle, one must make sure that the enemy is annihilated in order to ensure a lasting victory. Thoroughness is critical in any dispute; it is necessary to exterminate foes. Throughout history, there have been many accounts concerning an unfinished rival taking revenge to the person who tried to exterminate him. By showing no mercy and pity for the enemy, retributions are impossible. According to the book The 48 Laws Of Power: “. . .the fate that faces all of us when we sympathize with our enemies, when pity, hope of reconciliation, makes us pull back from doing away with them. We only strengthen their fear and hatred of us. . . must be exterminated, crushed, denied the chance to return to haunt us. . .Reconciliation is out of the question. Only one side can win, and it must win totally.”

FAISAL NOONARI:  Law 35: Master the Art of Timing 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.  Become a detective of the right moment; sniff out the spirit of the times, the trends that will carry you to power.  Learn to stand back when the time is not yet ripe, and to strike fiercely when it has reached fruition.

LAW 35 CONTT.. Man has become attatched to this concept of time, the very

order of our lives depend on it. Disrupt time, and you shall disrupt the structure itself.

The book teaches us two different approaches to time, of which one should master in order to succeed.

First of all, one must realize he/she is not Piper Halliwell of Charmed who can actually freeze time and kick the demon’s ass. Time, itself, is out of our control.

What we CAN control is our perception of it.

I’d hate to use this annoying hallmark saying, but as cheezy as it sounds, it forever holds true that “time flies when you’re having fun.”

Our emotions hold the key to manipulating time.Master the art of patience, and wait for the right momment to strike. When we succumb to anger and fear, time seems short, and we lash out without proper contemplation.

Conversely, we can use time against our enemies. One powerful tool: the deadline. By forcing an opponent to act hurriedly, his actions will most likely be quick judgements instead of well-thought decisions.

The prime example given in the book is Joseph Fouche, of whom (in my personal opinion) the title of master of timing and man-whoring should be given. Probably the only reason why he survived (and actually attained great power) during the French revolution is his: knowledge of when to stand back, unwavering patience, and ability to market himself to the most powerful person at the time.

SAFDAR ABBAS SOOMRO Law 47: Do not go Past the Mark

you Aimed for; In Victory, Learn when to Stop

The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril.  In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat.  Do not allow success to go to your head.  There is no substitute for strategy and careful planning.  Set a goal, and when you reach it, stop.