It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
Caesar is not above the grammarians.
Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.
Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud, Hatch out.
To be a good shepherd is to shear the flock, not skin it!
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.