The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant
Nothing is strong that may not be endangered even by the weak.
The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.
When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear.