My dear Tiberius, you must not give way to youthful emotion or take it to heart if anyone speaks ill of me; let us be satisfied if we can make people stop short at unkind words.
First Roman Emperor
Advising his heir, Tiberius, on how to handle criticism.
During Tiberius's time as heir
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"I have completed the works which I have enumerated, and I have done so with the greatest care."
Shocking"I added to the Roman People the provinces of Noricum and Raetia."
Shocking"I have transferred the republic from my power to the control of the Roman Senate and people."
Shocking"I have always been a man of earnestness, and have taken my duties seriously."
Humorous"I have always been a man of duty, and have placed the interests of the state above my own."
Humorous