The 48 Laws of Power — Sectors (By Category)
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1) Power & Strategy
- Law 1 — Never Outshine the Master
- Law 3 — Conceal Your Intentions
- Law 6 — Court Attention at All Costs
- Law 15 — Crush Your Enemy Totally
- Law 33 — Discover Each Man’s Thumbscrew
- Law 35 — Master the Art of Timing
- Law 48 — Assume Formlessness
2) Reputation & Influence
- Law 2 — Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends
- Law 5 — So Much Depends on Reputation — Guard It With Your Life
- Law 7 — Get Others to Do the Work for You, but Always Take the Credit
- Law 11 — Learn to Keep People Dependent on You
- Law 25 — Re-Create Yourself
- Law 27 — Play on People’s Need to Believe
- Law 34 — Be Royal in Your Own Fashion
3) Social Intelligence & Manipulation
- Law 4 — Always Say Less Than Necessary
- Law 12 — Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm
- Law 13 — When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest
- Law 14 — Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy
- Law 20 — Do Not Commit to Anyone
- Law 21 — Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker
- Law 22 — Use the Surrender Tactic
- Law 23 — Concentrate Your Forces
4) Leadership & Authority
- Law 9 — Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument
- Law 10 — Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky
- Law 18 — Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself
- Law 24 — Play the Perfect Courtier
- Law 28 — Enter Action with Boldness
- Law 29 — Plan All the Way to the End
- Law 31 — Control the Options: Get Others to Play With the Cards You Deal
- Law 37 — Create Compelling Spectacles
- Law 45 — Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform Too Much
5) Defense & Protection
- Law 8 — Make Other People Come to You — Use Bait if Necessary
- Law 16 — Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor
- Law 17 — Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability
- Law 19 — Know Who You’re Dealing With — Do Not Offend the Wrong Person
- Law 30 — Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless
- Law 32 — Play to People’s Fantasies
- Law 38 — Think as You Like, but Behave Like Others
- Law 39 — Stir Up Waters to Catch Fish
- Law 41 — Avoid Stepping Into a Great Man’s Shoes
6) Tactics of Advantage
- Law 26 — Keep Your Hands Clean
- Law 36 — Disdain Things You Cannot Have
- Law 40 — Despise the Free Lunch
- Law 42 — Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep Will Scatter
- Law 43 — Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others
- Law 44 — Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect
- Law 46 — Never Appear Too Perfect
- Law 47 — Do Not Go Past the Mark You Aimed For
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