Habit is stronger than nature.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Nothing is strong that may not be endangered even by the weak.
Doctors cure the more serious diseases with harsh remedies. Curtius Medici graviores morbos asperis remediis curant
When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear.
A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. Curtius Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet