A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.
Fear makes men believe the worst.
A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet
Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers.
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant