Tiberius Quotes & Sayings

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

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

Caesar is not above the grammarians. — Tiberius

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

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

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. — Tiberius

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. — Tiberius

Power has no limits. — Tiberius

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