Machiavelli

Diplomat and author

You don’t have to be liked. You have to be useful. And when you’re not useful, you have to be rare. If you’re not rare, you have to be respected. If you’re not respected, you’ll be replaced. Learn the game or be played by it. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1989158846670204940

Never humiliate someone publicly, even when they deserve it. Wounded egos remember longer than you think. Mercy shown at the right time plants invisible debts; kindness delivered with precision converts enemies into unwilling allies. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1988192480269864976

Every person around you is a mirror showing you what they think you are. Study their reactions; they reveal how you’re perceived. To master power, you must master reflection, control what others see, and you rewrite how they treat you without saying a word. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1988736061670039730

A man’s soul decays when he abandons responsibility. He hides behind pleasure, blames circumstance, and rots in comfort. Purpose resurrects him. Pain cleanses him. Every trial you endure is an invitation to evolve, or an excuse to decay. The choice is yours. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1987769693315440736

Harsh Facts About Reality: https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1987226111504478420

  1. Your silence increases your price.
  2. Over-accessibility breeds contempt.
  3. Weak men explain; strong men imply.
  4. People respect what they can’t predict.
  5. People value what’s scarce, not what’s good.
  6. Perception creates reality, manage the illusion.
  7. The moment you seek approval, you lose control.
  8. The less available you are, the more they assume your value.

Avoid the temptation of revealing how hard you work, it only raises questions. The world values results, not the effort behind them. Struggle in silence. Let your composure suggest ease, and your ease suggest mastery. Effort unseen carries more weight than effort explained. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1987286509783814174?s=20

When you stop expecting fairness, the world starts making sense. Life is strategic. Stop asking why it’s hard; start asking how it works. Winners don’t seek to moral police; they learn the rules, master emotion, and play to win. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1985836957742874762

You speak too much, explain too much, reveal too much. Every word drains value. The disciplined version of you speaks only what serves. Then silence multiplies your presence, turning your restraint into mystery and your mystery into power others can’t ignore. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1970797864289706291

You think you lost because the world was unfair, but in truth you lost to yourself, skipped routines, broken promises, scattered focus. Weakness grows behind closed doors long before defeat is public. If you can’t conquer yourself, the world doesn’t even need to try. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1970737464311718298

Control is not about dominating others. It starts with mastering yourself. The man who cannot control his mind, his emotions, and his habits will never control his life. Power begins with attention. Where your attention goes, your freedom follows or disappears. https://x.com/UnmodernmanBot/status/1980401140006023626

Aka: Niccolo Machiavelli

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