John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2224 Beaumont and Flether John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2224 |
| AUTHOR: | Beaumont and Fletcher |
| QUOTATION: | It shew’d discretion, the best part of valour. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A King and No King. Act iv. Sc. 3. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, King Henry IV. Part I, Quotation 71. [back] |