Discretion
51discretion is the better part of valour — This idiom means that it is often better to think carefully and not act than to do something that may cause problems …
52discretion is the better part of valour — phrase used for saying that it is better not to take too many risks Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: valour * * * diˌscretion is the ˌbetter part of ˈvalour idiom ( …
53discretion of court — A scope of authority of determination granted to a trial court which, in the absence of abuse of discretion, accords finality to a determination made, so that it is not reviewable by a higher court. 4 Am J2d A & E § 80. Necessarily a sound… …
54discretion is the better part of valor — proverb it is better to avoid a dangerous situation than to confront it * * * discretion is the better part of valor used to say that it is better to be careful than to do something that is dangerous and unnecessary • • • Main Entry: ↑discretion… …
55discretion is the better part of valour — Cf. EURIPIDES Suppliants 1. 510 καì τοῦτ᾽ ἐμοì τἀνδρεῖον ἡ προμηθíα, and bravery consists in foresight; c 1477 CAXTON Jason (EETS) 23 Than as wyse and discrete he withdrewe him sayng that more is worth a good retrayte than a folisshe abydinge.… …
56Discretion, Years of — In the Prayer Book the Rite of Confirmation is described as The Laying on of Hands on those who are Baptized and come to years of Discretion. The phrase years of discretion is defined in the Rubric at the end of The Catechism, as follows, So… …
57discretion is the better part of valor — {literary} When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb. * /When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor./ …
58discretion is the better part of valor — {literary} When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb. * /When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor./ …
59discretion is the better part of valo(u)r — Meaning Origin Shakespeare, in Henry IV, Part One. Falstaff: The better part of valour is discretion; in the which better part I have saved my life …
60discretion\ is\ the\ better\ part\ of\ valor — literary proverb When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor …