782 Quotes by Robert Greene

The infecting-character type is not restricted to women; it has nothing to do with gender.

Your most creative years are generally in your late twenties and on into your forties. You can learn what you need through books, your own practice, and occasional advice from others, but the process is hit-and-miss.

Your greatest power in seduction is your ability to turn away, to make others come after you, delaying their satisfaction.

A person in love will surrender.

If you lead the sucker down a familiar path, he won’t catch on when you lead him into a trap.

The need for certainty is the greatest disease the Mind faces.

Without enemies around us, we grow lazy. An enemy at our heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert. It is sometimes better, then, to use enemies as enemies rather than transforming them into friends or allies.

A man said to a Dervish: “Why do I not see you more often?” The Dervish replied, “Because the words ‘Why have you not been to see me?’ are sweeter to my ear than the words ‘Why have you come again?

Finally, you must see your career or vocational path more as a journey with twists and turns rather than a straight line.