Book Quotes

Some of the most profound and impactful quotes from books that help shape the mind.

12 Laws of Power Robert Greene

1. Plan all the way to the end
2. Always say less than necessary
3. Work on hearts and minds of others
4. Learn to keep people depedent on your
5. Infection: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky
6. use absence to increase respect
7. Win through actions; not arguments
8. So much depends on reputation. Guard it.
9. Keep others in suspense. Cultivate air of unpredictability
10. Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies
11. Know who you are dealing with; Do not offend the wrong person
12. Be royal in your own fashion; act like a King to be treated like one

Do Not Stagnate

Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. So we muststretch ourselves to the very limits of human possibility. Anything less is a sin againstboth God and man - LEONARDO DA VINCI

Don't be a Career

The enemy of most dreams and intuitions, and one of the most dangerous and stifling concepts ever invented by humans, is the "Career." There are some big problems here. First and foremost is the notion that your work is different and separate from the rest of your life. If you are passionate about your life and your work, this can't be so. They will become more or less one. This is a much better way to live one's life. The risk factor quotient goes down as you encounter the real world. Many people find what they believe to be safe harbors (lawyers and accountants), only to wake up ten or fifteen years later and discover the price they paid. Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work. The journey is the reward. People think that you've made it when you've gotten to the end of the rainbow and got the pot of gold. But they're wrong. The reward is in the crossing the rainbow. That's easy for me to say—I've got the pot of gold (literally). But if you get the pot of gold, you already know that that's not the reward, and you go looking for another rainbow to cross. Think of your life as a rainbow arching across the horizon of this world. You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear.

quote "Give it 100%

If you're not IØØ percent into it, somebody else who is 100% percent into it will outperform you. And they won't just outperform by a little bit—they'll you outperform you by a lot because now we're operating the domain ideas, interest of compound applies really and really applies. - NAVAL RAVIKANT

No Purchase Price to Happiness

A calmn mind, a fit body, and a house full of love. These things can't be bough. They must be earned - NAVAL RAVIKANT

Your Brains job isn't to make you happy

Your brain's primary job is not to make you happy, but to ensure your survival. Thus, if you want to be happy, you must take control of your emotions rather than hoping you'll be happy because it's your natural state.