"keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

[rocco]

"frienemies" aka friends that are kind of like your enemies too. it's like the saying, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

What do you guys think of the concept of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer?" Is this a good strategy to have in life?

Me personally, i dont agree with having "frienemies" but i'm trying to understand the whole concept behind it. And maybe there is some good to it afterall.

need advice. thanks in advance.

 

[Huligan]

I believe this quote is from The Godfather Movie. Don Corleone passed on this piece of advice to his son Michael, when Micheal became a freshly minted Don.

I believe this quote has some validity to it, when the stakes are life and death or huge business deals with shady characters.

I can't see it being applicable to sarging women. My $.02.

 

[Adakkon]

I think it does apply. It's kind of like the whole don't burn bridges philosophy.

I made several enemies last year, girls I dumped pretty rudely (they deserved it, trust me), these women run in my circles and now whenever they are around I get a bad vibe and I have a feeling they occasionally badmouth me to other women and hurt my chances.

I could have just been nice to them and possibly kept them as future allies even though inside I would be disgusted by them, and I'd probably be better off if I had.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Law 2: Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends, Learn How to Use Enemies

Be wary of friends— they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

 

[Ll Principe]

What do you mean your former enemies have "more to prove" , I dont get that.

Also, this seems quite interesting, is there a link for all these "Laws" ?

 

[Venusian Artist]

You say to make enemies? I wouldn't like to do that? It's true, the hiring part. They have more to prove that they are trustworthy to you know. But in general, I am not sure...

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

LI Principe: 48 Laws of Power

 

[fbplayer06]

That's a great link, Rollo. Thanks for posting it.

The 48 Laws of Power are applicable to nearly everything one does in the real world, including seducing women! It'd be wise to live by those laws.

 

[STR8UP]

Be wary of friends because they will take advantage of your TRUST.

I've been fukked over 100x more by friends than by enemies.

 

[DJDamage]

You say to make enemies? I wouldn't like to do that? It's true, the hiring part. They have more to prove that they are trustworthy to you know. But in general, I am not sure...

I think there is another way of looking at it. I learned that in life when you become successful and happy you create by no fault of your own envy and jealousy by those who are not successful nor happy. Its a dog eat dog world out there and the more meat you grab to feed yourself the less meat is left for others and someone is not getting piece who think they should be getting (example: If you go to a club and end up picking a hot chick then there are at least 20 guys in there who were vying for her attention and now they are going home with their d1ck in their hands and hate your guts because they think you don't deserve this. They are also jealous at your success and instead of pointing a finger towards their own lack of game, they point the finger of hate towards you.)

I remember when I was really an AFC, I was afraid to step on people toes and I tried to be kind to everyone and put their needs and wants before mine in hoping that they will turn the favour and be nice to me as well. What happened was that no one hated be but most of them ended up stepping on me like a doormat and I got picked on for their own amusement. Its when I started to be selfish and look after myself and my own needs its when the tide started to turn and I when I started to have a success while other fails, I started seeing the envy and hatred towards me. In order to be successful you will get enemies whatever you like it or not, it comes with the territory. If you don't want to be successful, you can be Mr Nice guy and watch everyone else become one.

 

[Nimatzo]

Machiavellis "The prince", that's where the quote is from.