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Quotation from Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
“The better part of valour is discretion”
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1516, modern spelling)
Rising from his counterfeit death, Falstaff justifies his trick of playing dead to escape Douglas.
Citation: "The better part of valour is discretion" — William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5, Scene 4 (Project Gutenberg #1516, modern spelling). (id henry-iv-part-1-q8)
Portrait: King Henry IV, Part I: The King to the Prince of Wales: “Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.”, (Act III, Scene ii), Edwin Austin Abbey, Public domain.
