A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share Image
When fear has seized upon the mind, man fears that only which he first began to fear. [Lat., Ubi intravit animos pavor, id solum… — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
He is a fool who looks at the fruit of lofty trees, but does not measure their height. — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration. [Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
Habit is stronger than nature. [Lat., Consuetudo natura potentior est.] — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear. — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune. [Lat., Res secundae valent commutare… — Quintus Curtius Rufus Copy Share
