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People who are outwardly distant or shy are often better targets than extroverts. They are dying to be drawn out, and still waters run deep.

— Robert Greene The Art of Seduction (2001)

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Admiration is the polar opposite of envy—we are acknowledging people’s achievements, celebrating them, without having to feel insecure.

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Always make those above you feel comfortably superior.

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Nothing is more seductive than a sense of destiny.

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