Translation: A good shepherd shears his sheep, he doesn't flay them. From Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, ch. 32 Said to his regional commanders, telling them not to tax the populace excessively
Tags: Boni, deglubere, pastoris, pecus, tondere
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