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Book: Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome
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  1. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men's souls, and all that is most base? Or has such excitement? Or more vividly exposes our strengths and weaknesses? Boring? You might as well say that life itself is boring!
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  2. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world.
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  3. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    Another of Cicero's maxims was that if you must do something unpopular, you might as well do it wholeheartedly, for in politics there is no credit to be won by timidity.
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  4. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election.
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  5. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    Cicero smiled at us. 'The art of life is to deal with problems as they arise, rather than destory one's spirit by worrying about them too far in advance. Especially tonight.
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  6. Robert Harris _ Imperium: A Novel of Ancient

    Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.
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