| 单词 | discretion is the better part of valor |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Discretion is the better part of valordiscretion is the better part of valor It is better to be prudent than merely courageous, as in I'm signing up for the easy course first; discretion is the better part of valor. This proverb, a synonym of look before you leap, was first recorded in 1477. Charles Churchill put it in poetic form: “Even in a hero's heart, Discretion is the better part” (The Ghost, 1762). Shakespeare also used a form of it: “The better part of valor is discretion” (1 Henry IV, 5:4). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Discretion is the better part of valorCaution is preferable to rash bravery. Said by Falstaff in King Henry the Fourth, Part One, by William Shakespeare. Words nearby Discretion is the better part of valordiscretion, discretional, discretionary, discretionary account, discretionary trust, Discretion is the better part of valor, discretization, discriminable, discriminant, discriminant function, discriminate The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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