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

Caesar is not above the grammarians.
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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.
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Act Beware Change Consistent Constant Man Myself Suffering Support Way
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.
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Command Hands Need Power Willing World Yourself
To be a good shepherd is to shear the flock, not skin it!
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Goodness Shepherd Skin Technique
Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud, Hatch out.
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Hatch Poison Reveal
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
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Himself Responsibility Sheep Skin
In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.
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Freedom Speech State Thinking
Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.
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Conduct Hate One Liner Respect

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