Read more books than those who have a formal education, developing this into a lifelong habit. - Robert Greene

The world is ruled by necessity: People change their behavior only if they have to. They will feel urgency only if their lives depend on it.

Learn to measure the people you deal with by the depth of their soul, and if possible associate as much as you can with those of the expansive variety.

Power is essentially amoral and one of the most important skills to acquire is the ability to see circumstances rather than good or evil. Power is a game — this cannot be repeated too often — and in games you do not judge your opponents by their intentions but by the effect of their actions.