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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

992 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:992
AUTHOR:William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:The better part of valour is discretion. 1
ATTRIBUTION:King Henry IV. Part I. Act v. Sc. 4.  [text]
WORKS:William Shakespeare Collection.
 
Note 1.
It show’d discretion the best part of valour.—Beaumont and Fletcher: A King and no King, act ii. sc. 3. [back]