33 48 58 113 187 | Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power

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113.  Scottish = 113

48 laws of power....

Robert Greene is the author.

R = 18
G = 7
187...

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry = 187
*Robert = 33; Masonry = 33; Secrecy = 33

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)

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! (p123-129)

LAW 18) Do not build fortresses to protect yourself --- isolation is dangerous! (p130-136)

LAW 19) Know who you are dealing with --- do not offend the wrong person (p137-144)

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

LAW 21) Play a sucker to catch a sucker --- seem dumber than your mark (p156-162)

LAW 22) Use the surrender tactic --- transform weakness into power! (p163-170)

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 (p215-226)

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)

LAW 31) Control the options --- get others to play with the cards you deal (p254-262)

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 shephere and the sheep will scatter (p358-366)

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)