When you are weaker, never fight for honor’s sake; choose surrender instead.
greene, robert. The 48 Laws of Power.
Surrender gives you time to recover, time to torment and irritate your conqueror, time to wait for his power to wane. Do not give him the satisfaction of fighting and defeating you—surrender first. By turning the other cheek you infuriate and unsettle him. Make surrender a tool of power.
GREENE, ROBERT. THE 48 LAWS OF POWER.
What gets us into trouble in the realm of power is often our own overreaction to the moves of our enemies and rivals. That overreaction creates problems we would have avoided had we been more reasonable.
Greene, Robert. The 48 Laws of Power.
… next time someone pushes you and you find yourself starting to react, try this: Do not resist or fight back, but yield … You will find that this often neutralizes their behavior—they expected, even wanted you to react with force and so they are caught off-guard and confounded by your lack of resistance.
GREENE, ROBERT. THE 48 LAWS OF POWER.