The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
Contributed by Jack Shields
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries Table
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Law One: Dealing: Never Outshine the Master...
Chapter 2
Law Two: Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends, Learn How to Use Enemies...
Chapter 3
Law Three: Conceal Your Intentions...
Chapter 4
Law Four: Always Say Less Than Necessary...
Chapter 5
Law Five: So Much Depends on Reputation - Guard it with Your Life...
Chapter 6
Law Six: Court Attention at All Cost...
Chapter 7
Law Seven: Get Others to Do the Work for You, but Always Take the Credit...
Chapter 8
Law Eight: Make Other People Come to You - Use Bait If Necessary...
Chapter 9
Law Nine: Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument...
Chapter 10
Law Ten: Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky...
Chapter 11
Law Eleven: Learn to Keep People Dependent on You...
Chapter 12
Law Twelve: Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm Your Victim...
Chapter 13
Law Thirteen: When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest, Never to Their Mercy or Gratitude...
Chapter 14
Law Fourteen: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy...
Chapter 15
Law Fifteen: Crush Your Enemy Totally...
Chapter 16
Law Sixteen: Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor...
Chapter 17
Law Seventeen: Keep Others in Suspense: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability...
Chapter 18
Law Eighteen: Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself - Isolation Is Dangerous...
Chapter 19
Law Nineteen: Know Who You're Dealing with - Do Not Offend the Wrong Person...
Chapter 20
Law Twenty: Do Not Commit to Anyone...
Chapter 21
Law Twenty-One: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker - Seem Dumber Than Your Mark...
Chapter 22
Law Twenty-Two: Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power...
Chapter 23
Law Twenty-Three: Concentrate Your Forces...
Chapter 24
Law Twenty-Four: Play the Perfect Courtier...
Chapter 25
Law Twenty-Five: Re-Create Yourself...
Chapter 26
Law Twenty-Six: Keep Your Hands Clean...
Chapter 27
Law Twenty-Seven: Play on People's Need to Believe to Create a Cult-like Following...
Chapter 28
Law Twenty-Eight: Enter Action with Boldness...
Chapter 29
Law Twenty-Nine: Plan All the Way to the End...
Chapter 30
Law Thirty: Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless...
Chapter 31
Law Thirty-One: Control The Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards You Deal...
Chapter 32
Law Thirty-Two: Play to People’s Fantasies...
Chapter 33
Law Thirty-Three: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew...
Chapter 34
Law Thirty-Four: Be Royal in Your Fashion: Act like a King to be treated like one...
Chapter 35
Law Thirty-Five: Master the Art of Timing...
Chapter 36
Law Thirty-Six: Disdain Things You Cannot Have: Ignoring Them Is the Best Revenge...
Chapter 37
Law Thirty-Seven: Create Compelling Spectacles...
Chapter 38
Law Thirty-Eight: Think as you like but Behave like Others...
Chapter 39
Law Thirty-Nine: Stir Up Waters to Catch Fish...
Chapter 40
Law Forty: Despise the Free Lunch...
Chapter 41
Law Forty-One: Avoid Stepping into a Great Man's Shoes...
Chapter 42
Law Forty-Two: Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep Will Scatter...
Chapter 43
Law Forty-Three: Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others...
Chapter 44
Law Forty-Four: Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect...
Chapter 45
Law Forty-Five: Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform Too Much at Once...
Chapter 46
Law Forty-Six: Never Appear Too Perfect...
Chapter 47
Law Forty-Seven: Do Not Go Past the Mark You Aimed for; In Victory, Learn When to Stop...
Chapter 48
Law Forty-Eight: Assume Formlessness...
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