discretion
discretion age of discretion the age at which one is considered fit to manage one's affairs or take responsibility for one's actions; the phrase is recorded from the mid 19th century.
discretion is the better part of valour often used to explain caution, and sometimes with allusion to Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV (1597), ‘The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part, I have saved my life.’ The saying is recorded from the late 16th century, and a similar thought is found in classical Greek, in The Suppliants of Euripides, ‘and bravery consists in foresight.’
discretion is the better part of valour often used to explain caution, and sometimes with allusion to Shakespeare's 1 Henry IV (1597), ‘The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part, I have saved my life.’ The saying is recorded from the late 16th century, and a similar thought is found in classical Greek, in The Suppliants of Euripides, ‘and bravery consists in foresight.’
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