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discretion is the better part of valor

prov. (alternative form of discretion is the better part of valour English)

Usage examples of "discretion is the better part of valor".

I think this is a case in which discretion is the better part of valor.

This fellow charged Nobs, whose Capronian experiences had taught him that discretion is the better part of valor--with the result that he dived head foremost into the stream beside me after giving vent to a series of ferocious growls which had no more effect upon Hyaena spelaeus than might a sweet smile upon an enraged tusker.

In circumstances such as these, discretion is the better part of valor.