09-05-2003, 02:17 PM
42. Think as you like but behave like others. If you flaunt your unconventional ideas, people will think you only want attention. It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch.
43. Anger and emotion are strategically counterproductive. But, if you can make your opponents angry while staying calm yourself, you
gain a decided advantage.
44. Do not get stuck in the past of your own making. If you manufacture your own version of the past, you can discard it whenever it doesnât suit you.
45. If you allow your opponents to operate freely, others will succumb to their influence.
46. Work on the hearts and minds of others. Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must persuade others into wanting to move in your direction. Never forget, however, that the direction must always be your own.
47. Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once.
48. Appearing better than others is always risky, but most risky of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. So it is smart to occasionally display harmless defects, in order to appear more human. Never appear too perfect. Only the gods can seem perfect with impunity.
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With the above the Laws are complete....unless someone wants to add more
43. Anger and emotion are strategically counterproductive. But, if you can make your opponents angry while staying calm yourself, you
gain a decided advantage.
44. Do not get stuck in the past of your own making. If you manufacture your own version of the past, you can discard it whenever it doesnât suit you.
45. If you allow your opponents to operate freely, others will succumb to their influence.
46. Work on the hearts and minds of others. Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must persuade others into wanting to move in your direction. Never forget, however, that the direction must always be your own.
47. Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once.
48. Appearing better than others is always risky, but most risky of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. So it is smart to occasionally display harmless defects, in order to appear more human. Never appear too perfect. Only the gods can seem perfect with impunity.
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With the above the Laws are complete....unless someone wants to add more
