1O Never outshine the master.
2B Never put too much trust in friends. Learn how to use your enemies.
3I Conceal your intentions.
4N Always say less than necessary.
5N So much depends on reputation, guard it with your life!
6A Court attention at all cost.
7U Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit.
8 Make other people come to you. Use bait if necessary.
9A Win through your actions, never through arguments.
10[/b]LL INFECTION: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky.
[b]11RI Learn to keep people dependent on you.
12GHT Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim.
13S When asking for help, appeal to peoples self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude.
14 Pose as a friend, work as a spy.
15RE Crush your 4enemy totally.
16SE Use absence to increase respect and honor.
17RV Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an air of unpredictability.
18ED Do not build fortress to protect yourself-isolation is dangerous.
19 Know who you are dealing with, do not offend the wrong people.
20 Do not commit to any one.
21 Play a sucker to catch a sucker, seem dumber than your mark.
22 Use the surrender tactic: Transform weakness into power.
23 Concentrate your forces.
24 Play the perfect courtier.
25 RE-CREATE YOURSELF.
26 Keep your hands clean, while others do the dirty work for you.
27 Play on peoples need to believe to create a cult-like following.
28 Enter action with boldness.
29 Plan all the way to the end.
30 Make your accomplishments seem effortless.
31 Control the options: Get others to play with the card you deal.
32 Play to peoples fantasies.
33 Discover each mans thumbscrew.
34 Be royal in your own fashion: Act like a king to be treated like one.
35 Master the act of timing.
36 Disdain things you cannot have; Ignoring them is the best revenge.
37 Create compelling spectacles.
38 Think as you like but behave like others.
39 Stir up waters to catch the fish.
40 Despise the free lunch. Nothing is free in this world.
41 Avoid stepping into a great mans shoes or your achievements will never be recognized.
42 Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.
43 Work on the hearts and minds of others in-order to achieve your aim.
44 Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect.
45 Preach the need for change but never reform too much at once.
46 Never appear too perfect.
47 Do not go past the mark you aimed for in victory, learn when to stop.
48 Assume formlessness.
Culled from the book: THE 48 LAWS OF POWER BY ROBERT GREENE.

apply all these iny our every day ilfe and the world will be in your palms to manipulate as you wish.

FEAR GOD FIRST AND FEAR GOD MOST.

Sensible but will read the remaining later

humility and common sense

hmmmm..........

So much 2do

Is there meant to be a subliminal message here?... cus i see Obinnau all rights reserved

Pls what kinda numbering is that? I mean using alpha-numeric letters in stating the laws...

Obinnau: apply all these iny our every day ilfe and the world will be in your palms to manipulate as you wish.

It's obvious u are not manipulating ur own world...

Endorsed!

Thank you Machiavelli & Robert Greene!

@op, are you are learner? The 48 laws of law by Robert Greene its an old book or is there any new edition you want us to know about?

Good, but does'nt some of dis laws contradict itself?

simply put: be perfect

These laws are not only self contradictory, they also would not work for everyone.

The book itself seemed like something an embittered and vengeful person wrote.

Some else's perception of life....... Though I'd apply some of the aforementioned laws, but not all, I gat mine as well. #Godfirst. Plus "Human beings are God's treasures, if you can't help them, @ least don't hurt them.

Some of those rules followed by the likes of Hitler, Gadafi, Abacha and the evil genius, IBB

Orikinla: FEAR GOD FIRST AND FEAR GOD MOST.

I'll rather LOVE God than fear Him.

fellis: These laws are not only self contradictory, they also would not work for everyone.

The book itself seemed like something an embittered and vengeful person wrote.

I agree

Obinnau: apply all these iny our every day ilfe and the world will be in your palms to manipulate as you wish.

Not really true.
Some of the laws only work sometimes and if a person that is not intelligent or smart enough tries to follow these rules he would fail massively.

emmysenior: I gat mine as well. #Godfirst. Plus "Human beings are God's treasures, if you can't help them, @ least don't hurt them.

What if they try to hurt you?

Obinnau: apply all these iny our every day ilfe and the world will be in your palms to manipulate as you wish.

The person will live a miserable empty life.

Robert Greene added 'Reverse' effect on all those laws except law number 36. I have the book with me here.

The reserve tells you the negative side of whatever law you want to pursue.

it is a very interesting history book as well.

That is where i read about

Napoleon, constantine, henry 1 to 16, tallyrand, kissinger, han kingdom, roman empire, formation of christianity and many more.

Old book. By the way, where is agrippa who always talk about Nickolas Telsa and his rival Thomas Edison. Your attention is needed here... Abi na you be the poster?

A marrafakin masterpiece .

Laws of evil power and crushing fellow human beings like some dictators did. I'm better off with those laws.

God protect from my friends, i‎​​ can take care of my enemies (voltiare)
I got it from the law five years ago, and it has really affected my way with people

I particularly like no 4: Always speak less than necessary.

Some people's mouths not only put them in trouble, but ruin their lives.

talk2macs: God protect from my friends, i‎​​ can take care of my enemies (voltiare)
I got it from the law five years ago, and it has really affected my way with people

Gash!!!! You just made me remember that one... I need to dust my books.... Most of my books are writen by Robert Green and Don Miguel Ruiz... They are the best...

yeah very nice book. Also read THE MAFIA MANAGER

i have read the book.. there are sum of those laws that are not very good to follow..else you become inhumane