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Stack #4620812
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Law 1: Never Outshine the Master | Make superiors feel secure; let them take credit so you aren’t seen as a threat |
| Law 2: Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends | Friends may betray you; former enemies are often more reliable |
| Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions | Keep people uncertain so they can’t prepare against you |
| Law 4: Always Say Less Than Necessary | Talking too much reduces power and reveals weakness |
| Law 5: Guard Your Reputation with Your Life | Reputation shapes how you’re treated; defend it aggressively |
| Law 6: Court Attention at All Costs | Visibility creates power; obscurity weakens you |
| Law 7: Get Others to Do the Work for You | Use others’ effort while taking the credit |
| Law 8: Make Others Come to You | Force opponents to react to you, not the other way around |
| Law 9: Win Through Actions, Not Argument | Demonstrate success; arguments breed resentment |
| Law 10: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky | Emotional states are contagious; don’t absorb others’ misery |
| Law 11: Learn to Keep People Dependent on You | Independence weakens your leverage |
| Law 12: Use Selective Honesty to Disarm | A well-placed truth builds trust and lowers defenses |
| Law 13: Appeal to Self-Interest, Not Gratitude | People act for their benefit, not your kindness |
| Law 14: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy | Gather information discreetly |
| Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally | Partial defeat invites revenge |
| Law 16: Use Absence to Increase Respect | Scarcity raises value |
| Law 17: Keep Others in Suspended Terror | Unpredictability gives control |
| Law 18: Do Not Build Fortresses | Isolation weakens awareness and influence |
| Law 19: Know Who You’re Dealing With | Misjudging people causes unnecessary enemies |
| Law 20: Do Not Commit to Anyone | Maintain freedom by avoiding fixed loyalties |
| Law 21: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker | Let others underestimate your intelligence |
| Law 22: Use the Surrender Tactic | Yield strategically to gain time and advantage |
| Law 23: Concentrate Your Forces | Focus resources where they matter most |
| Law 24: Play the Perfect Courtier | Master diplomacy, timing, and subtle influence |
| Law 25: Re-Create Yourself | Control your image; don’t accept assigned roles |
| Law 26: Keep Your Hands Clean | Let others do dirty work to protect your image |
| Law 27: Create a Cultlike Following | People crave belief; offer meaning and certainty |
| Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness | Hesitation signals weakness |
| Law 29: Plan All the Way to the End | Think through consequences before acting |
| Law 30: Make Your Success Seem Effortless | Visible struggle invites envy and scrutiny |
| Law 31: Control the Options | Give choices that all benefit you |
| Law 32: Play to People’s Fantasies | Reality disappoints; illusion attracts |
| Law 33: Discover Each Man’s Thumbscrew | Everyone has a pressure point |
| Law 34: Act Like a King to Be Treated Like One | Self-respect shapes others’ behavior toward you |
| Law 35: Master the Art of Timing | Power depends on patience and precision |
| Law 36: Disdain What You Cannot Have | Ignoring it removes its power over you |
| Law 37: Create Compelling Spectacles | Visual drama amplifies influence |
| Law 38: Think as You Like but Behave Like Others | Blend in to avoid backlash |
| Law 39: Stir Up Waters to Catch Fish | Chaos disorients others and gives advantage |
| Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch | Free offers often carry hidden costs |
| Law 41: Avoid Stepping into a Great Man’s Shoes | Create your own legacy |
| Law 42: Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep Scatter | Remove leaders to break resistance |
| Law 43: Work on Hearts and Minds | Emotional buy-in beats force |
| Law 44: Disarm with the Mirror Effect | Reflect behavior to unsettle opponents |
| Law 45: Preach Change Slowly | Sudden reform provokes resistance |
| Law 46: Never Appear Too Perfect | Flawlessness breeds envy |
| Law 47: Do Not Go Past the Mark | Know when to stop; excess destroys gains |
| Law 48: Assume Formlessness | Adaptability is the ultimate power |
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