Do not go past the mark you aimed for in victory, learn when to stop. Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once. Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect. Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter. Think as you like but behave like others. Disdain things you cannot have: ignoring them is the best revenge. Be royal in your own fashion: act like a king to be treated like one. Control the options: get others to play with the cards you deal. Make your accomplishments seem effortless. Play on people’s need to believe to create a cult like following. Use the surrender tactic: transform weakness into power. Play a sucker to catch a sucker – seem dumber than your mark. Know who you’re dealing with – do not offend the wrong person. Do not build fortresses to protect yourself – isolation is dangerous. Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an air of unpredictability. Use absence to increase respect and honour. When asking for help, appeal to people’s self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude. Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim. Infection: avoid the unhappy and unlucky. Win through your actions, never through argument. Make other people come to you – use bait if necessary. Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. So much depends on reputation – guard it with your life.
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