What are some famous quotes from diocletian?

Answer 1

Attributed to Diocletian:

"How often is it the interest of four or five ministers to combine together to deceive their sovereign! Secluded from mankind by his exalted dignity, the truth is concealed from his knowledge; he can see only with their eyes, he hears nothing but their misrepresentations. He confers the most important offices upon vice and weakness, and disgraces the most virtuous and deserving among his subjects. By such infamous arts the best and wisest princes are sold to the venal corruption of their courtiers."

- Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, p. 394

"I shall be generous enough when I become emperor." - 'Flavius Vopiscus', Scriptores Historiae Augustae

"I am always killing boars, but the other man enjoys the meat." - ibid.

Answer 2

One of Diocletian's famous quotes is "In all things it is their own eyes that men trust." Another notable quote is "You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind."