Stupidity and human incompetence are the great evils, not ambition and glory. Robert Greene Read Quote
Once people are aware of your presence, and perhaps vaguely intrigued, you need to stir their interest before it settles on someone else. Robert Greene Read Quote
Few are drawn to the person whom others avoid and neglect; people gather around those who have already attracted interest. Robert Greene Read Quote
Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection. Robert Greene Read Quote
Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity. Robert Greene Read Quote
When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Robert Greene Read Quote
Smooth functioning of social life has always depended on the recognition of certain basic limits to behavior. We cannot simply say or do anything we wish, or offend people, without paying consequences – isolation, ostracism, etc. Robert Greene Read Quote