In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.
The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the danger that they will fall.
Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler.
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.
To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
Why is it that the king can do no wrong? This shows they do not regard the king as being a human. But the king can do wrong.
As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
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