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friendship and love blind every man to their interests. (Robert Greene)
An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings. View quote
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Hide your intentions not by closing up (with the risk of appearing secretive, and making people suspicious) but by talking endlessly about your desires and goals-just not the real ones. View quote
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Without enemies around us, we grow lazy. An enemy at our heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert. It is sometimes better, then, to use enemies as enemies rather than transforming them into friends or allies. View quote
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Power is a game, and in games you do not judge your opponents by their intentions but by the effects of their actions. View quote
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Do not fight them. Instead think of them the way you think of children, or pets, not important enough to affect your mental balance. View quote
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Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live. View quote
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Events in life mean nothing if you do not reflect on them in a deep way, and ideas from books are pointless if they have no application to life as you live it. View quote
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Never be distracted by people's glamorous portraits of themselves and their lives; search and dig for what really imprisons them. View quote
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Each of us has a particular way of looking at the world, of interpreting events and the actions of people around us. This is our attitude, and it determines much of what happens to us in life. If our attitude is essentially fearful, we see the negative in every circumstance. We stop ourselves from taking chances. We blame others for mistakes and fail to learn from them. If we feel hostile or suspicious, we make others feel such emotions in our presence. We sabotage our career and relationships by unconsciously creating the circumstances we fear the most. The human attitude, however, is malleable. By making our attitude more positive, open, and tolerant of other people, we can spark a different dynamic-we can learn from adversity, create opportunities out of nothing, and draw people to us. We must explore the limits of our willpower and how far it can take us. View quote
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person who cannot control his words shows that he cannot control himself, and is unworthy of respect. (Robert Greene)
Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. View quote
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... But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief. View quote
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When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is not a poet. View quote
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He who poses as a fool is not a fool. View quote
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Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others' experience. View quote
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There is too little mystery in the world; too many people say exactly what they feel or want. View quote
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If, for example, you are miserly by nature, you will never go beyond a certain limit; only generous souls attain greatness. View quote
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A man said to a Dervish: "Why do I not see you more often?” The Dervish replied, "Because the words ‘Why have you not been to see me?' are sweeter to my ear than the words ‘Why have you come again? View quote
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You must understand the following: In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious. View quote
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Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good. (Robert Greene)
Everything that happens to you is a form of instruction if you pay attention. View quote
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Sometimes any emotion is better than the boredom of security. View quote
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Image: An Oak Tree. The oak that resists the wind loses its branches one by one, and with nothing left to protect it, the trunk fi nally snaps. The oak that bends lives long er, its trunk grow ing wider, its roots deeper and more tenacious. View quote
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The mighty lion toys with the mouse that crosses his path-any other reaction would mar his fearsome reputation. View quote
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