Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man. Quintus Curtius Rufus More Quotes by Quintus Curtius Rufus More Quotes From Quintus Curtius Rufus A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode. Quintus Curtius Rufus brave men country Habit is stronger than nature. Quintus Curtius Rufus stronger habit A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites. Quintus Curtius Rufus bark cowardice bites Prosperity can change man's nature; and seldom is any one cautious enough to resist the effects of good fortune. Quintus Curtius Rufus prosperity enough men