The 48 Laws of Power

Question 1

Law 1: Outshine

Answer 1

Never outshine the master

Question 2

Law 2: Trust

Answer 2

Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies

Question 3

Law 3: Intentions

Answer 3

Conceal your intentions

Question 4

Law 4: Say

Answer 4

Always say less than necessary

Question 5

Law 5: So Much Depends On…

Answer 5

So much depends on reputation - Guard it with your life

Question 6

Law 6: Court

Answer 6

Court attention at all cost

Question 7

Law 7: Get Others

Answer 7

Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit

Question 8

Law 8: Make Other People…

Answer 8

Make other people come to you - use bait if necessary

Question 9

Law 9: Actions

Answer 9

Win through your actions, never through argument

Question 10

Law 10: Infection:

Answer 10

Infection: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky

Question 11

Law 11: Dependent

Answer 11

Learn how to keep people dependent on you

Question 12

Law 12: Honesty and Generosity

Answer 12

Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim

Question 13

Law 13: Help

Answer 13

When asking for help, appeal to people’s self-interest, never to their mercy or gratitude

Question 14

Law 14: Pose

Answer 14

Pose as a friend, work as a spy

Question 15

Law 15: Crush

Answer 15

Crush your enemy totally

Question 16

Law 16: Absence

Answer 16

Use absence to increase respect and honour

Question 17

Law 17: Terror

Answer 17

Keep others in suspended terror: Cultivate an air of unpredictability

Question 18

Law 18: Fortresses

Answer 18

Do not build fortresses to protect yourself - isolation is dangerous

Question 19

Law 19: Offend

Answer 19

Know who you’re dealing with - do not offend the wrong person

Question 20

Law 20: Commit

Answer 20

Do not commit to anything

Question 21

Law 21: Sucker

Answer 21

Play a sucker to catch a sucker - seem dumber than your mark

Question 22

Law 22: Surrender

Answer 22

Use the surrender tactic: Transform weakness into power

Question 23

Law 23: Forces

Answer 23

Concentrate your forces

Question 24

Law 24: Play

Answer 24

Play the perfect courtier

Question 25

Law 25: Re-create

Answer 25

Re-create yourself

Question 26

Law 26: Clean

Answer 26

Keep your hands clean

Question 27

Law 27: Believe

Answer 27

Play on people's need to believe to create a cult-like following

Question 28

Law 28: Action

Answer 28

Enter action with boldness

Question 29

Law 29: Plan

Answer 29

Plan all the way to the end

Question 30

Law 30: Accomplishments

Answer 30

Make your accomplishments seem effortless

Question 31

Law 31: Options

Answer 31

Control the options: Get others to play with the cards you deal

Question 32

Law 32: Fantasies

Answer 32

Play to people's fantasies

Question 33

Law 33: Discover

Answer 33

Discover each man's thumbscrew

Question 34

Law 34: Royal

Answer 34

Be royal in your own fashion: Act like a king to be treated like on

Question 35

Law 35: Master

Answer 35

Master the art of timing

Question 36

Law 36: Disdain

Answer 36

Disdain things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge

Question 37

Law 37: Compelling

Answer 37

Create compelling spectacles

Question 38

Law 38: Think

Answer 38

Think as you like but behave like others

Question 39

Law 39: Waters

Answer 39

Stir up waters to catch fish

Question 40

Law 40: Despise

Answer 40

Despise the free lunch

Question 41

Law 41: Shoes

Answer 41

Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes

Question 42

Law 42: Strike

Answer 42

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter

Question 43

Law 43: Work

Answer 43

Work on the hearts and minds of others

Question 44

Law 44: Mirror

Answer 44

Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect

Question 45

Law 45: Preach

Answer 45

Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once

Question 46

Law 46: Perfect

Answer 46

Never appear too perfect

Question 47

Law 47: Victory

Answer 47

Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop

Question 48

Law 48: Assume

Answer 48

Assume formlessness