Better to be feared as a just ruler than loved as a fool. - Tiberius

"Better to be feared as a just ruler than loved as a fool."

Tiberius Leadership

Emperor Ancient Rome 42–37

More from Tiberius

"I wish the Roman people had a single neck, so I could cut it in one blow."

"It is bad to have too many friends and it is worse to have no friends."

"I would rather have one day of life than a thousand days of mere existence."

"The greatest evil is fear, for it destroys all that is good."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"