Bark Quote by Quintus Curtius Rufus

“A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius…” quote by Quintus Curtius Rufus — Download Open image

“A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet”

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When fear has seized upon the mind, man fears that only which he first began to fear. [Lat., Ubi intravit animos pavor, id solum…

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A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration.

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Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.

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Nothing is strong that may not be endangered even by the weak.

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He is a fool who looks at the fruit of lofty trees, but does not measure their height.

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Habit is stronger than nature.

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A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration. [Lat., Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.]

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Habit is stronger than nature. [Lat., Consuetudo natura potentior est.]

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Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers.

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The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.

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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

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When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear.

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It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint.

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