A Latin Reader

37.The Moderation of Tiberius

Amīcī Tiber­iō suāsērunt ut prōvin­ciās mag­nō tribūtō onerāret. Ille autem respon­dit: “Bonī pāstōris est tondēre pecus, nōn dēglūbere.”

The emper­or Tiberius.

Tiberius was urged to load down the provinces with.

bonī pāstōris, etc.: it is the part of a good shep­herd to shear, etc.