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The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
Contributed by Jack Shields
Content
Overview
Context
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
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Chapter 47
Summary

Law Forty-Seven: Do Not Go Past the Mark You Aimed for; In Victory, Learn When to Stop

Analysis

The point where a person achieves success is the position of greatest danger. Where a person achieves some level of success, there is a chance to attain overconfidence and arrogance (Greene 410). The person is, therefore, more likely to seek to go beyond the goal that he had aimed for. The person is, therefore, more likely to gather many enemies, a situation that may lead to his defeat. An individual, thus, needs to stop once he achieves his goal. Cyrus, the King of Persia, had conquered many kingdoms and managed to manage to build a vast empire. However, Cyrus did not know when to stop in his quest for power. He was not contented with his vast empire and pushed forward a situation that made him have so many enemies (Greene 411). Cyrus did pay no attention to the adviser and the oracle; he even went ahead to offend the queen. It is the many enemies he made that destroyed him

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