An tantas vires habet frugalitas principis, ut tot impendiis tot erogationibus sola sufficiat? Nam quid est causae cur aliis quidem, cum omnia raperent et rapta retinerent, ut si nihil rapuissent nihil retinuissent, defuerint omnia; tibi cum tam multa largiaris et nihil auferas, ut si nihil largiaris et auferas omnia, omnia supersint? Numquam principibus defuerunt, qui fronte tristi et gravi supercilio utilitatibus fisci contumaciter adessent.
Are there sufficient resources to support the Emperors economy and enable it to bear unaided the cost of paying out such sums? Others were robbers on a large scale and kept their ill-gotten gains, yet they might have taken and kept nothing, for they were always penniless; whereas you have given so much and taken nothing; but always have enough and to spare as if you had given nothing and taken all. What is the explanation? Our rulers have always had people at their side who were all too ready to keep a stern and unremitting eye on the needs of the exchequer.
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