Adsimulavit non numquam clementiae speciem, cum esset in acerbitatem naturae calore propensior, oblitus profecto quod regenti imperium omnia nimia, velut praecipites scopuli, sunt evitanda.
He sometimes assumed an appearance of mildness, although his hot temper made him more inclined to severity; for he evidently forgot that a ruler should avoid all excess, as he would a precipice.
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