FALSTAFF: The better part of valour is discretion.

Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 4, sc. 4, l. 122ff (4.4.122) (1597)
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Today it is usually phrased "Discretion is the better part of valor."

 
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