#48-laws-of-power #keys-to-power #law-2-never-trust-friends-learn-how-to-use-enemies
The receipt of a favor can become oppressive: It means you have been chosen because you are a friend, not necessarily because you are deserving.
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When you decide to hire a friend, you gradually discover the qualities he or she has kept hidden. Strangely enough, it is your act of kindness that unbalances everything. People want to feel they deserve their good fortune. <span>The receipt of a favor can become oppressive: It means you have been chosen because you are a friend, not necessarily because you are deserving. There is almost a touch of condescension in the act of hiring friends that secretly afflicts them. The injury will come out slowly: A little more honesty, flashes of resentment and envy
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