Discretion is the better part of valour

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Discretion is the better part of valour. (British & Australian literary) also Discretion is the better part of valor. (American & Australian literary)

something that you say which means that it is better to be careful and think before you act than it is to be brave and take risks She decided not to voice her opposition to the Chairman's remarks. Perhaps discretion was the better part of valour.

See also: better, discretion, part

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Even Chelsea and Manchester United exercise a degree of caution at times, especially away from home - the trick for the manager is identifying the point at which it's right to go for broke and when discretion is the better part of valour. Football: Moyes shows he has the courage of his convictions by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Sometimes you decide discretion is the better part of valour. Hardly actions of 'weaker sex' by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Byline: DAWN COLLINSON DISCRETION is the better part of valour. DAWN COLLINSON: Curse of parking police by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			disagree with disappear disappear from disappear into thin air disappear off the face of the earth disappoint with disappointed disappointed at disapprove of disaster disaster of epic proportions disbar from discern discern between and discern from discharge discharge from discharge into discipline for disclose to disconnect from discourage from discourse on discretion Discretion is the better part of valor Discretion is the better part of valour discriminate discriminate against discriminate between discuss discuss with disease disease to please disembark from disengage from disentangle from disguise disguise as disguise in disgusted disgusted at disgusted with dish dish on dish out dish the dirt dish the dirt (on dishwater disinclined to dislodge from dismiss			Discrete-Time Process Algebra Discrete-Time Quantum Walk Discrete-Time Survival Analysis Discrete-time system Discrete-Time Uniform Theory of Diffraction Discrete-Time Wavelet Series Discrete-Valued Time Series discrete-word intelligibility DiscreteLogix discretely discretely discretely discretely Discretely Presented Component Unit discretely sampled data discreteness discreteness discreteness discreteness discretion discretion discretion discretion discretion Discretion in Decision Making discretion is the better part of valor discretion is the better part of valor discretion is the better part of valor discretion is the better part of valor discretion is the better part of valor Discretion is the better part of valour Discretion of the Court Discretion of the Court Discretion of the Court discretional discretional discretional discretional discretional discretionally discretionally discretionally discretionally discretionally discretionarily discretionarily discretionary discretionary discretionary Discretionary Absence Discretionary access control Discretionary access control Discretionary Access Control List Discretionary Access Control Mechanism discretionary account discretionary account discretionary account Discretionary Accounts Discretionary Accounts Discretionary ARM Discretionary cash flow

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