Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent. - Robert Greene

So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do — the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.

Your days are numbered. Will you pass them half awake and halfhearted or will you live with a sense of urgency?

The people around you are generally mysterious. You are never quite sure about their intentions. They present an appearance that is often deceptive — their manipulative actions don’t match their lofty words or promises. All of this can prove confusing. Seeing people as they are, instead of what you think they should be, would mean having a greater sense of their motives.