He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: "A good shepherd shears his flock; he does not flay them."


The Twelve Caesars - Tiberius

Suetonius Quotes

He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: A good shepherd shears his flock; he...

He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: A good shepherd shears his flock; he...

He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: A good shepherd shears his flock; he...

He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: A good shepherd shears his flock; he...