A man who knows the court is master of his gestures, of his eyes and of his face; he is profound, impenetrable; he dissimulates bad offices, smiles at his enemies, controls his irritation, disguises his passions, belies his heart, speaks and acts against his feelings.Jean de La Bruyere, 1645-1696
From the 48 laws of power.
Life is damn dangerous these days and it is only to get even more so. The threat of losing weekends is so common and I have had too many of those experiences already. I can't afford to be that lucky all the time to escape scott-free. Actually i am not too sure if I should consider myself lucky/unfortunate- unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person or objects, but lucky enough to left ignored all the time.
Three more weeks left to play the perfect courtier and perhaps maybe a lifetime career as a modern courtier in the competitive working society.
Labels: So damn tiring to be courtier
