Domitian

"The greatest gratitude is obedience; the deepest ingratitude is rebellion."

"Creativity flourishes under discipline; chaos breeds mediocrity."

"Justice is whatever serves the stability of my rule."

"Patience with weakness is cruelty to the state."

"Kindness remembered is a debt; cruelty remembered is a warning."

"The strength of a nation is the strength of its ruler's will."

"Fear is the most reliable currency in the imperial treasury."

"I have learned that the mightiest fortress is built in the minds of men."

"Time is the only resource I cannot purchase, yet I command it absolutely."

"Truth is what I declare it to be; reality bends to the throne."

"Freedom is a word I allow others to speak in their private thoughts."

"Peace is achieved not through compromise, but through domination."

"Nature shows us that the eagle does not negotiate with the sparrow."

"The art of ruling is the art of making people desire their own servitude."

"Science and knowledge serve only if they serve the emperor."

"Music may inspire the masses; I inspire the music."

"Faith in the gods is secondary to faith in the power of Rome."

"A leader who cannot inspire fear cannot inspire respect."

"Work is noble only when it serves the glory of the throne."

"Dreams of grandeur are merely visions of inevitable destiny."