Never Outshine Your Superior

From "Never Outshine The Master" – The First Rule of Power: Avoid victories over your superior.

All victories breed hate, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal.

Superiority is always odious, but purely so to superiors. They can forgive

being surpassed in wealth, or even in character... but to be surpassed in intelligence?

That, they cannot forgive. A prince likes to be helped, but not surpassed.

When you advise him, make it appear as if you are only reminding him of

something he had forgotten, not lighting the lamp he was unable to see.

The stars teach us this subtlety: they are brilliant children of the sun,