LAW 10
INFECTION: AVOID THE UNHAPPY AND UNLUCKYYou can die from someone else's misery-emotional states are as infectious as diseases. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own disaster. The unfortunate sometimes draw misfortune on themselves; they will also draw it on you. Associate with the happy and fortunate instead.
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The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Non-FictionThe 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.