Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from the attack even of the weak.

The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.

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

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

Habit is stronger than nature.

Fear makes men believe the worst.

Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers.