Tiberius

Professions :

Roman emperor

Born :

November 16, 42 BC

Died :

March 16, 37

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

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

mud poison

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

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

flocks shepherds skins

Caesar is not above the grammarians. by Tiberius

Caesar is not above the grammarians.

editing writing

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.

power hands needs

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

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

freedom-of-speech states should

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct. by Tiberius

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

hate-me hate

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

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

shepherds skins sheep

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.

change men long

Power has no limits. by Tiberius

Power has no limits.

limits power

Augustus

Claudius

Constantine the Great

Caligula

Marcus Aurelius

Vespasian

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