Tiberius Quotations

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

Caesar is not above the grammarians.

I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts of any man, since he might through some mischance suffer a change.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.

To be a good shepherd is to shear the flock, not skin it!

Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud, Hatch out.