1. Good Shepherd - Noun
2. Good Shepherd - Proper noun
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
Source: WordNetIt is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them. Tiberius
He answered some governors who had written to recommend an increase in the burden of provincial taxation, with: "A good shepherd shears his flock; he does not flay them." Suetonius
To the governors who recommended burdensome taxes for his provinces, he [Tiberius] wrote in answer that it was the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not skin it. Tiberius
The good shepherd shears, not flays. Italian Proverb
It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it. Latin Proverb
A good shepherd must fleece his sheep, not flay them. Romanian Proverb