Power Flashcards
What should you never do to the Master?
Outshine him.
What should you not do too much to your friends?
Trusting them
What should you do with your intentions?
Conceal them.
What should you always say?
Less than necessary.
What should you do with your reputation?
Guard it with your life.
What should you get at all cost?
Court attention.
Who should do the work, and who should get the credit?
Others should do your work, but you should get the credit.
Should you go to people, or should they come to you?
They should come to you, and you should even use bait if necessary.
What should make you win?
Actions, not arguments.
Who should you avoid?
The unlucky and unhappy
Should you depend on people or should they depend on you?
They should depend on you.
How should you disarm your victim?
With selective honesty and generosity
What should you appeal to when asking for help?
Their self-interest.
When you pose as a friend, you should work as a?
Spy
How should you defeat your enemy?
Totally
What air should you cultivate?
Unpredictability
How should you protect yourself?
In the crowd, not in a fortress.
How do you avoid offending the wrong person?
By knowing who you are dealing with.
Who should you commit to?
No one.
How do you catch a sucker?
By playing a sucker
How do you increase respect and honor?
By using absence
What tactic can transform weakness into power?
The surrender tactic
What should you do with your forces?
Concentrate them
What role should you play?
The perfect courtier
What can you do if you don’t like the role assigned to you?
Re-create yourself.
Your hands must always be?
Clean
On what should you play in order to create a cultlike following?
The people’s need to believe.
How should you enter into the action?
With boldness
Until where should you plan?
Until the end
How should your accomplishments seem?
Effortless
What should you control?
The options
You should play to people’s ____?
Fantasies
What should you discover about each man?
His thumbscrew
How can you be treated like a king?
By acting like one.
What art should you master?
Timing
What should you do to things you cannot have?
Disdain them
You should create complelling _____?
Spectacles
How should you think, how should you behave?
Think as you like, behave like others
How do you catch fish?
By stirring up water
What should you do with the free lunch?
Despise it
What should you avoid stepping in?
A great man’s shoe
How do you make the sheep scatter?
By striking the shepherd
Work on the ______ and ____ of others
Hearts and minds
How do you disarm and infuriate?
With the mirror effect
How much should you reform?
Never too much at once. But you can preach the need for change
How should you never appear?
Too perfect.
In victory, what should you know?
When to stop.
What shape should you assume?
Formlessness
