Thanks for the historical clarification, runar. Evidently people have gotten more cynical between then and now. Or have they?
Here’s another blast from the past that gave rise to a somewhat different modern idiom:
Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus)
Mastroianni and Hart
Thanks for the historical clarification, runar. Evidently people have gotten more cynical between then and now. Or have they?
Here’s another blast from the past that gave rise to a somewhat different modern idiom:
Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus)