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Power Quotes by Robert Greene
- Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind doth waste their power, But…
- Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.
- Few are born bold. Even Napoleon had to cultivate the habit on the battlefield, where he knew it was a matter of life and death.…
- Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
- To succeed in the game of power, you have to master your emotions. But even if you succeed in gaining such self-control, you can never…
- The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep friends for friendship,…
- Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power
- Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the…
- In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both masculine and feminine,…
- Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of…
- I know My God commands, whose power no power resists.
- Never appear so perfect
- Writers who have delved into human nature, ancient masters of strategy, historians of human stupidity and folly, kings and queens who have learned the hard…
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