σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
prae-formīdo: noI perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to fear beforehand (post-Aug.), Quint. 4, 5, 5 Zumpt N. cr. (al. perform-, al. reform-), Sil. 3, 608.