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

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

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

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

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.

Fear makes men believe the worst.