Practice Nonchalance.
Never seem to be working too hard.
Your talent must appear to flow naturally, with an ease that makes people take you for a genius rather than a workaholic.
Do not overstep your bounds.
Do what you are assigned to do, to the best of your abilities, and never do more.
To think that by doing more you are doing better is a common blunder
It is never good to seem to be trying too hard — it is as if you were covering up some deficiency
Never risk being caught in your maneuvers; never let people see your devices.
If that happens you instantly pass in people’s perceptions from a courtier of great manners to a loathsome rogue.
It is a delicate game you play; apply the utmost attention to covering your tracks.